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SECRET

GRS 200

SECRET

FUTURE EGRET

DESK BY FCO 15120OZ

FM HONG KONG 15113OZ SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2854 OF 15 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

MIC crioso.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

17 SEP 1984

DESK OFFICIA

INDEX

EGKTRY

Action Taken

PA

гор

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MY TELNO. 2833 AND YOUR TELNO. 1818 : FUTURE EGRET:

PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER.

1. FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE

PAPER ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER.

BEGINS:

DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER (SECTION XII OF ANNEX 1)

WITH THE CHANGE OF STATUS OF HONG KONG THE BRITISH GARRISON

WILL BE WITHDRAWN, AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL

BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE SAR. IT IS CONFIRMED

THAT THE SAR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC

ORDER. (SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN) SENTENCE ON NON-INTERFERENCE

(SQUARE BRACKETS END).

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

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