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FM HONG KONG 080902Z JAN 25

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 58 OF 8 JANUARY

KKK 04014

1,

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

(is)

ло

Mm

YOUR TELNO 31 : HONG KONG BILL : NATIONALITY PROVISIONS

WE HAVE CIRCULATED AN INFORMATION NOTE TO EXCO ON THE BASIS

OF PARAS 1 TO 3 OF YOUR TUR. WE TRUST THIS WOULD ALLAY SOME OF

THE UNOFFICIALS' MAIN WORRIES.

2. YOUR PARAS 4 AND 5 : UNOFFICIALS' (AND OUR OWN) CONCERN IS NOT (REPEAT NOT) THAT THE BILL WOULD NOT BE PASSED IN TIME FOR RATIFICATION, BUT THAT IT MIGHT SE PASSED WITH WHAT HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD REGARD AS UNDUE HASTE.

YOUDE

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 HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSE

PARLY UNIT

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 MR PAKENHAM- WALSH

LEGAL ADVISERS (HOME OFFICE)

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