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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2187 OF 6 NOVEMBER

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR SIR P NAIRNE FROM GALSWORTHY, HKD

YOUR LETTER OF 29 OCTOBER AND YOUR TELNO 3344: REPORT OF THE

MONITORING TEAM

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1. I HAVE CONSULTED MINISTERS ON YOUR LETTER UNDER REFERENCE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE POINTS WHICH YOU RAISE:

A) SUBMISSION OF THE MONITORING TEAM REPORT. WE HAD EARLIER AGREED WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THAT THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE REPORT WOULD BE SENT BY COURIER LEAVING ON THE EVENING OF MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER (HONG KONG TELNO 3006 AND OUR TELNO 1950 TO HONG KONG REFER). FOR OBVIOUS PRACTICAL REASONS WE HOPE THAT THIS TIMING CAN BE MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE COURIER CAN ALSO BRING THE SIGNED COPY OF YOUR OWN REPORT. WOULD THAT BE FEASIBLE? WE UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WILL WISH YOUR REPORT TO BE DATED LATER THAN THAT OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE, BUT IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF A DRAFT TEXT COULD BE SENT TELEGRAPHICALLY PERSONALLY TO ME TO ARRIVE BY THE MORNING OF SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER SO THAT IT CAN BE SET UP IN PROOF OVER THE WEEKEND. (BY THE SAME TOKEN WE SHALL BE ASKING THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE FOR AN ADVANCE TEXT OF THEIR REPORT.) NEEDLESS TO SAY THESE TEXTS WOULD BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURELY MECHANICAL PURPOSE MENTIONED. THEY WOULD NOT PREVENT YOU FROM MAKING ANY CHANGES YOU THOUGHT FIT TO THE FINAL TEXT, WHICH WOULD BE THE ONE SUBMITTED TO

MINISTERS.

B) YOUR OWN RETURN. MINISTERS WOULD INDEED FIND IT HELPFUL IF YOU COULD RETURN NOT LATER THAN 29 NOVEMBER, SO AS TO BE AVAILABLE IF CLARIFICATION OF YOUR REPORT IS REQUIRED.

C) WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE FOR MR JUSTICE LI TO

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