TNAG-1167-FCO40-1447-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 99

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5. THE SUBSTANCE OF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE WAS PRINTED IN

THE SCP. IT IS ODD THAT THE PRESS HAVE BECOME INTERESTED IN

THE IDEA OF A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, AND ZHONG HAS DONE NOTHING TO DI SABUSE THEM OF THE IDEA. PARAGRAPH 3 MAINLY FOLLOWS THE

LINE TAKEN BY ZHAO ZIYANG WITH THE LPS, AND BY THE LPS WITH

THE PRESS. THE FIFTH SENTENCE DISAGREES WITH, AND PERHAPS SUPERSEDES, YK PAO'S CLAIM THAT HUANG HUA HAD SAID IT WAS UP TO US TO PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS (HONG KONG TELNO 003 TO YOU). 6. PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR IN THE SCMP ARTICLE, AGAIN DRAWS ATTENTION TO SOVEREIGNTY AS THE NUB OF

THE QUESTION.

CRADOCK

HK TEL 30 2

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HD/HK & GD

HD/FED

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PS/LPS

PS/PUS

MR DONALD *

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