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TELEGRAM NUMBER 704 OF 20 OCTOBER

INFO HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 994 CONSULAR AGREEMENT

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1. ON ARTICLE 2 WE AGREE THAT AN AGREED RECORD ON THE LINES

YOU PROPOSE WOULD BE HELPFUL. IN THE FIRST SENTENCE AFTER

'RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN THE UK', SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE

WOULD LIKE TO ADD (WHICH FOR THIS PURPOSE INCLUDE THE FOREIGN

AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE)'. IN THE SECOND SENTENCE THE SECOND

'THEY' IS AMBIGUOUS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE IT BY

'THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'.

2. TO ENSURE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS ON OUR

PART, WE SHOULD LIKE TO CAST AN EYE OVER THE FULL TEXT OF THE

AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU INITIAL IT.

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