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PARA 1(2): AGREED.

PARA 1(C): WE ASSUME THAT THE FINAL SUGGESTION IS THE DELETION

OF ALL AFTER THE (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 2835, WHICH IS A SENTENCE THAT SURELY CANNOT PROVOKE REPUDIATION FROM THE CHINESE. AS FOR THE LAST THREE SENTENCES, WE CONSIDER THAT THESE COVER AN IMPORTANT MATTER - THAT CERTAINLY DOES REQUIRE AN EXPLANATION. THE QUESTION OF HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR LAW CONTRAVENES THE BASIC LAW WILL BE RAISED HERE VERY QUICKLY AND ANSWERS WILL

HAVE TO BE GIVEN. WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT THE WHITE PAPER

SHOULD ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THIS AND NOT BE CONTENT WITH A BLAND RESTATEMENT OF A STATEMENT IN THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT.

YOUDE

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HD/HKD HD/FED MR BOYD

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COPIES TO:

SIR P CRADOCK (2)

MR BICKFORD,

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FITFOOT, SIR E YOUDE, K195A