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DESKBY 120100Z

FM FCO 111750Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM- NUMBER 2464 OF 11 DECEMBER

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HKK 040/57

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 1 DEC 1984

DESK OFFICER

PA

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TAIL 14/

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING AND TOKYO (PERSONAL FOR SIR E YOUDE)

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HONG KONG TEL NO 3765 AND PEKING TEL NO 2949: HONG KONG

AGREEMENT, PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: TALK WITH CHINESE PRIME

MINISTER

REGISTRY

Action Taken

17/12

1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR TURS AND HAVE ADOPTED MOST OF YOUR

SUGGESTIONS.

2. WE DO NOT REPEAT NOT WISH HONG KONG TO ACT AS PROPOSED IN

PARAGRAPH 2 OF HONG KONG TUR. WE THINK THE PROSPECT OF A

NEGATIVE REPLY TOO GREAT, AND THAT SUCH A REPLY WOULD MAKE IT

VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO MAKE THE SAME

SUGGESTION TO WU.

3. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD

RAISE THE QUESTION OF REGISTRATION AT THE UN.

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 HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

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 MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

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

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