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Your ref: 400/79/177

M G de Winton Esq CBE MC Law Officer's Department Royal Courts of Justice Strand

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

- 2 JUL 1979

London SW1A 2AH

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No 1832 July 1979 по

My dear Michael

HONG KONG: NEW TERRITORIES

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1. Further to my letter of 26 June and your meeting with Robin McLaren and myself on 29 June (for which he and I were grateful), I now enclose a note on the scope of the prerogative power.

2.

As you know a minute is going to the Prime Minister today and we are arranging for the Attorney to receive a copy.

3. We have telegraphed to the Governor about possible textual changes to the draft Order and I will get in touch with you on receipt of his reply.

Yours

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Antony Rushford

A R Rushford

Deputy Legal Adviser

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