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SECRET

Hikond So

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

17 SEP 1984

DESK OFFICEA

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

142119

91

GR 50

SECRET

FUTURE EGRET

DESKBY 15123OZ

FM HONG KONG 151201Z SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2864 OF 15 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE Peking

73

OUR TELNO 2837 AND PEKING TELNO 2359: FUTURE EGRET

PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER: RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

1. WE AGREE WITH PARA 1(A) TO (E) AND (G) OF SECOND TUR.

2. ON PARA 1(F), WE TOOK THE REFERENCE TO AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING'' FROM ARTICLE 11 (ELEVEN) OF THE ECONOMIC COVENANT.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

MR BOYD

SECRET

COPIES TO:

SIR P CRADOCK (2)

MR BICKFORD, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FITFOOT,

SIR E YOUDE, K195A