TNAG-1332-FCO40-1762-Future-of-Hong-Kong-White-Paper-on-the-Joint-Declaration-1984 — Page 167

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SECRET

DESKBY 10110OZ

SEORE.

FM HONG KONG 101010Z SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

INFO PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2742 OF 10 SEPTEMBER

MILK CLLO SO

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 1SEP 1984.

DESK OFFICIA INDEX

PA

RESTRY A

Action Taken

Nimella

MY TELNO 2728 : FUTURE OF HONG KONG : WHITE PAPER

1. A FURTHER POINT IS THAT OF REFERENCES IN THE DRAFT (E.G. IN

PARAS 10 AND 11) TO WORKING PAPERS. A SPECIFIC REFERENCE OF THIS

KIND WILL RAISE THE QUESTION OF HOW MUCH DOCUMENTATION FROM

THE NEGOTIATIONS HMG PROPOSES TO PUBLISH AND TO A PROPOSAL THAT

THE WORKING PAPERS IN PARTICULAR SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. THESE

REFERENCES MIGHT BEST THEREFORE BE DELETED.

2. WE WILL WISH TO CONSIDER FURTHER THE DRAFTING OF

PARAGRAPH 29 TO ENSURE THAT ANY EXPLANATORY REFERENCES

TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE DEFENSIBLE IN

THE LIGHT OF THE TEXTS AS THEY EMERGE FROM THE NEGOTIATIONS

IN PEKING. PLEASE THEREFORE IGNORE FOR THE TIME BEING PARA

2(1) OF MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

3. PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO MY TELEGRAM UNDER

REFERENCE:

(A) PARA 2 (E) PARA 17, A REFERENCE TO THE GOVERNOR SHOULD ALSO

BE INSERTED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE AFTER THE NEGOTIATIONS''

(B) PLEASE DELETE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 2 (J) OF MY TELEGRAM

UNDER REFERENCE AND SUBSTITUTE ''THE POINT DOES NOT NEED TO BE

LABOURED, AND THE PARA ENDS QUITE WELL WITH THE PHRASE '' THE

AGREEMENT MUST BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE'

4. ERRORS REGRETTED.

YOUDE

COPIES TO:-

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR C TICKELL

MR GOODALL

MR DEREK THOMAS MR. BOYD

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT

MR BICKFORD LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFF MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE

MR COLVIN

CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE

PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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