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SECRET HICK

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1 7 FEB 1934

SECRET

FM HONG KONG 17064OZ FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 432 OF 17 FEBRUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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INDEX

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No

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MY TELNO 398: PEKING TELNO 269: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.

1. SO THAT THE FINAL TEXT OF THIS WORKING PAPER AND ITS TRANSLATION CAN BE PREPARED, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE THE WEEKEND OF YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN THE FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

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2. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE CONFIRMATION THAT THE AMENDED FORMULATION TO PARAGRAPH 4 (YOUR TELNO 269) SHOULD BE INCLUDED. (PARA 2 OF SECOND TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE REFERS).

YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

ED/HKD

ED/FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

D/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD (HR FLOWER)

RES.B. (R WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

FS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

ER DONALD

IR FRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

HR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK RM K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SECRET

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