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FROM PEKING 2908222 NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBE 2846 OF 29/11/34

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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YOUR TELO 1460: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: REPORTS OF ASSESSMENT

OFFICE AND INDEPENDENT TEAM OF MONITORS

1. IN ORDER TO PASS THE TEXTS OF THESE REPORTS TO THE

CHINESE THIS MORNING (PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TEL NO 1446)

AND IN THE ABSENCE OF CONFIRMATION FROM GOVERNOR THAT

I SHOULD PROCEED WITH A CALL ON ZHOU NAN TO DISCUSS THE

SIGNATURE CEREMONY (YOUR TEL NO 1459), BLUNT TOOK ACTION THIS

MORNING WITH LI CHUANSHENG WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT (LUO JIAHUAN WAS UNAVAILABLE).

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BLUNT EXPLAINED THAT THE TEXTS OF THE REPORTS WERE BEING PUBLISHED

AT 110OZ BUT THAT WE WERE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE CHINESE

IN ADVANCE AS A COURTESY. HE DREW ATTENTION TO THE ASSESSMENT

OFFICE'S AND MONITORING TEAM'S SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS.

LI WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE TEXTS WHICH HE UNDERTOOK TO PASS

IMMEDIATELY TO ZHOU NAN. LI MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

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RES D.(MR WALKER) HD/PROTOCOL D

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PS/MR LUCE

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SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO: MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT

MR BURROWS

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NEWS DEPT

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MR MARTIN ASST STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

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