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TO MAKR SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT, THE CHINESE SIDE INTENDED

TO HOST A SMALL DINNER IN CELEBRATION ON THE DAY OF THE

CEREMONY. I TOLD ZHOU THAT I PROPOSED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY

ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHANCERY WHO WOULD BE IN PEKING AT THE

TIME (BLUNT, WYE, SMITH AND DENNIS).

4. I TOLD ZHOU THAT WE DID NOT WISH TO PRESS FURTHER

OUR SUGGESTION FOR A REFERENCE TO UN REGISTRATION IN THE

SPEECHES AT THE CEREMONY. HE WAS GRATEFUL: THERE WERE

STILL LEGAL PROCEDURES TO BE COMPLETED ON THE

CHINESE SIDE BEFORE THE BATCH OF AGREEMTNS WHICH INCLUDED THE

JOINT DECLARATION COULD BE REGISTERED AT THE UN. IT WOULD

THEREFORE BE INAPPROPRIATE, AS FAR AS THE CHINESE SIDE

WERE CONCERNED, TO REFER TO REGISTRATION ON 27 MAY.

5. SEE MIFT FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMPOSITION

OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.

EVANS

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, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.

MR MALLABY

SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

CONFIDENTIAL