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FM PEKING 11090OZ APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 701 OF 11 APRIL
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELS NOS 352 AND 353: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: BANQUET SPEECH
1. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSE, AGREED WITH THE GOVERNOR, TO THE PARAGRAPH ON HONG KONG IN YOUR BANQUET SPEECH; FIRST SENTENCE, LAST PHRASE SHOULD READ: '' AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THESE WITH YOU AND OTHER CHINESE LEADERS IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS'',
FOURTH SENTENCE. (BEGINNING "I HAVE NO DOUBT
THIS IS A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE.
1. DELETE.
FIFTH SENTENCE. REPHRASE TO READ: THE EXCELLENT RELATIONS
WHICH EXIST BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ENCOURAGE ME IN THE VIEW
THAT WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY CAN BE MAINTAINED. THE ORIGINAL FORMULATION WOULD FORCE THE CHINESE TO STATE THAT THEIR OBJECTIVE HAS NEVER BEEN SIMPLY TO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND PROSPERITY SEMICOLON IT HAS INCLUDED THE RECOVERY OF SOVEREIGNTY.
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SIR P CRADOCK
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