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FM HONG KONG 040805Z JAN 35

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 27 OF 4 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TABLING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION IN LEGCO

NOW THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION HAS BEEN FORMALLY SIGNED, WE PROPOSE TO TABLE IT AND THE TWO MEMORANDA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SO THAT THEY ARE ENTERED INTO THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL.

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2. WE INTEND TO TABLE THE PRINTED TEXT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE TWO MEMORANDA, IN BOTH LANGUAGES, AT THE NEXT SITTING CF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 9 JANUARY WHICH IS THE FIRST SITTING OF THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. THE TEXT WILL BE IDENTICAL TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE WHITE PAPER BUT WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS:

(A) THE DATE 19 DECEMBER'' TO BE INSERTED AT THE END OF THE JOINT DECLARATION (BEFORE THE NAMES OF THE SIGNATORIES) AND THE TWO MEMORANDA:

(B) THE DATE '19 DECEMBER'' TO BE INSERTED INTO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE CHINESE MEMORANDUM:

(C) THE NAMES OF THE TWO SIGNATORIES TO BE INSERTED AT THE END

OF THE JOINT DECLARATION: WE DO NOT KNOW THE FORMULATION USED BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND PREMIER ZHAO BUT WE PRESUME THEY SIGNED AS MARGARET THATCHER' AND 'ZHAO ZIYANG''. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION.

3. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESKBY 05010OZ TO ALLOW US TO GET THE DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN TIME.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

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RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

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SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD,

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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

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