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FM HONG KONG 29084DZ NOV 32
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1400 OF 29 NOVEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOR CLIFT FROM HADDON-CAVE.
YOUR TELNO 994.
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TOMORROW MORNING (30TH) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENTS TO HONG KONG LEGISLATION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BNA 1981. MEMBERS WILL CERTAINLY QUESTION THE GOVERNOR ON THE AMENDMENT TO YOUR LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO FALKLAND ISLANDERS. THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHAT HE SHOULD SAY IN REPLY. HE CANNOT (REPEAT NOT) DENY THAT THE AMENDMENT IS DISCRIMINATORY.
2. AS THE AMENDMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS HERE, WE SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN SAY IN PUBLIC IF PRESSED. OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE SIMPLY TO REFER ENQUIRERS TO THE MINISTER'S STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT. IF THIS IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE ANSWER,
I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND ME THE TEXT OF IT.
3. WE NEED A REPLY PLEASE BY 0900 HOURS LOCAL TIME TOMORROW.
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