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FM FCO 171800Z MAY 85

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 456 OF 17 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

Also

on

HKK 040/1

RATIFICATION AND JOINT LIAISON GROUP: TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.

THERE IS A TIMING DIFFICULTY ON ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE THINK

THAT GIVEN PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP

MINISTERS ARE LIKELY TO WISH TO INFORM PARLIAMENT OF THE DETAILS OF

THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THE EARLIEST THIS CAN

NOW BE ARRANGED WILL BE TUESDAY BECAUSE OF THE NOTICE NEEDED TO

PUT DOWN A WRITTEN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION. TO AVOID ANTICIPATIN

THIS WE SHOULD PREFER TO HOLD THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON RATIFICATION

AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP UNTIL TUESDAY 21 MAY.

GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PUT THIS TO THE CHINESE.

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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 MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR D B C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.

MR MALLABY

SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

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