TNAG-1330-FCO40-1757-Future-of-Hong-Kong-test-of-the-acceptability-of-the-Joint-D-1984 — Page 188

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- 9 OCT 1984

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FM FCO 05144OZ OCT 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2024 OF 5 OCTOBER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

YOUR TELNO 3134: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY:

ASSESSMENT OFFICE

1. WE ARE CONTENT THAT THE PROPOSED ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD BE

INSERTED IN THE PRESS. YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER AN ADDITION TO

IT WHICH, WITHOUT STEERING THE DEBATE, WOULD INDICATE STILL MORE CLEARLY THAT THOSE WHO WROTE TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE SHOULD

INDICATE THEIR VIEWS ON THE OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT AS WELL AS ON INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS. THIS WOULD INVOLVE

EXPANDING THE SECOND PARAGRAPH AS FOLLOWS:

'TAKEN OVERALL DO YOU FIND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE TO

PLEASE LET US KNOW. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER VIEWS?'

YOU?

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR BOYD

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COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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