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25 JAN 1984
DESK OFFICER
TELEGRAM NUMBER 49 OF 23 JANUARY
INDEX
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: REMARKS BY PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
f' CMT/2
1. TODAY'S TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL REPORTS THAT IN RESPONSE TO PRESSURE FROM JOURNALISTS FOR A COMMENT ON THE REPORTS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OVER SOVEREIGNTY WHICH APPEARED OVER THE WEEKEND, ZHAO DENIED THAT ANY AGREEMENT HAD YET BEEN REACHED WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM ON HONG KONG. HE AND FOREIGN MINISTER WU ARE REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT MUCH PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ABOUT HONG KONG AND 30TH WERE OPTIMISTIC THAT AGREEMENT WOULD COME QUICKLY WHEN THE TALKS
RESUME THIS MONTH.
وقلم
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No 10!
MORAN
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
D/HKD
CD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/AR LUCE
PS/FUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
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