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FM FCO 021130Z OCT 84

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2012 OF 2 OCTOBER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM CRADOCK

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY

1.

!

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF WE COULD RECEIVE PERIODIC INFORMAL REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY, COVERING THE DEGREE OF PUBLIC RESPONSE AND THE GENERAL TENOR OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE. MINISTERS WILL

WISH TO FOLLOW THIS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.

2.

WE OF COURSE DO NOT WISH TO ASK THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE TO ANTICIPATE THEIR REPORT, NOR TO DISTRACT THEM FROM THEIR TASK. REPORTS SENT IN TERMS OF PARA 1 ABOVE WOULD BE USED, INTERNALLY ONLY FOR BRIEFING OF MINISTERS, AND WOULD NOT PREJUDICE THE FINAL CONCLUSIONS OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.

3. PROVIDED THAT YOU SEE NO OBJECTION, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF

YOU COULD PASS ON OUR REQUEST TO MACPHERSON.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON SIR J FREELAND

CONFIDENTIAL.

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR BICKFORD, LEGAL ADVISERS MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL, NO 10 DOWNING ST 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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