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HKK 349/1
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7 OCT 1983
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GR 140
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FM PEKING 06033OZ OCT 83
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 989 OF 6 OCTOBER
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 626: CONSULAR AGREEMENT
1. AFTER SOME DELAY WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO THE MFA FOR 7 OCTOBER. HOWEVER, THE TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE TEAM ARE APPARENTLY ABSENT IN SOUTH AMERICA UNTIL ABOUT 20 OCTOBER, SO WE DOUBT WHETHER WE SHALL GET MUCH FURTHER BEFORE THEY COME BACK.
2. ON ARTICLE 4, WE THINK THAT THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED THAT THE PHRASE '' UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS' SHOULD BE INCLUDED, BUT WILL CHECK.
3. PARA 5 OF YOUR TUR. THERE IS NO SUCH IMPLICATION.
4. PARA 6 OF YOUR TUR. WE MOST EMPHATICALLY DO NOT THINK THAT THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THIS. INDEED WE CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER SPANNER TO PUT IN THE WORKS. THIS IS STILL A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT HERE .
CLARK
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MR. GIFFARD
MR. DONALD.
COPIES TO
LEGAL
MR. WHOMERSLEY -
ADVISERS
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
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