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CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 270100Z

FM FCO 261415Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1446 OF 26 NOVEMBER

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

1986 - 1

HKK 040/46

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 8 NOV 1984

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: REPORTS OF ASSESSMENT OFFICE AND MONITORING

TEAM

1. WE NEED TO CONSIDER HOW THE CHINESE SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE CONTENT OF THE REPORTS OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE AND THE MONITORING TEAM. OUR VIEW IS THAT THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN ADVANCE NOTICE BEFORE PUBLICATION, AND IF POSSIBLE PASSED AN ADVANCE COPY

OF THE TEXTS.

2.

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WOULD IT BE PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE FOR A COPY OF TH PAPER, IN ITS PRINTED HONG KONG VERSION TO BE GOT TO PEKING IN TIME TO BE HANDED TO THE CHINESE BEFORE PUBLICATION?

3.

WHERE TIMING IS CONCERNED, ON BALANCE WE THINK THAT OUR APPROACH TO THE CHINESE COULD BE DELAYED UNTIL THE MORNING OF 29 NOVEMBER IF THIS MEANT THAT A COPY OF THE WHITE PAPER WOULD BE AVAILABLE. IF IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION TO GET THE WHITE PAPER TO PEKING IN TIME WE SUGGEST THAT AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE ON 28 NOVEMBER WOULD GIVE A GREATER IMPRESSION OF COURTESY.

IN THIS CASE WE WOULD SEND SPEAKING INSTRUCTIONS

FOR SIR R EVANS, WHO COULD OF COURSE ALSO PROMISE A COPY OF THE WHITE PAPER AS SOON AS IT COULD BE GOT TO PEKING

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

4.

HOWE

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

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 KR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195