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DESKBY FCO 10070OZ

DESKBY PEKING 10040DZ

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FM HONG KONG 100315Z JAY 35

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 73 OF 10 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNOS 53-56: HONG KONG BILL

HKK OUC/2..

1 1 JAN 1985

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1. AS SEEN FROM HERE, THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO THE REFERENCES TO TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS CUSTONARILY MADE IN THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM (THIRD TEL IN INDEPENDENCE ACTS!! UNDER REF) AND TO THE SORT OF AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH LAWS WHICH ARE USUALLY HADE IN INDEPENDENCE ACTS' IN THE DRAFT PRESS NOTICE (FOURTH TEL UNDER REF).

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2. IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING AN ADVERSE CHINESE REACTION. I RECOMMEND THAT THE REFERENCES TO INDEPENDENCE ACTS' BE OMITTED. IT SHOULD

TO SECURE NOT BE DIFFICULT TO FIND ALTERNATIVE WORDING E.G. THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS",

AND **... AND TO MAKE

THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH LAWS.**

3. PLEASE TELEGRAPH FINALLY AGREED WORDING TO REACH HERE NOT LATER

THAN 10120OZ.

4. RESIDENT CLERK PLEASE INFORM HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

SAY

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

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