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FM HONG KONG 1208COZ JUN 35

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1143 OF 12 JUNE

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING.

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YOUR TELNO 209 TO UKMIS NEW YORK AND UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 658

REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT AT THE UM:-

2

मान

1. WE ARE GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE STATEMENT PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH

2, EXCEPT THAT:

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A) WE FEEL IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE CONTENTION

OVER THE WORD 'SIMULTANEOUSLY '' AND THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE

FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN TIN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 102 OF

THE UN CHARTER, THE UK AND CHINESE MISSIONS TO THE UN

THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD BE DELETED:

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AND

B) WE SUGGEST THAT THE WORD ''AGREEMENT'' IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY JOINT DECLARATION**

2. WE ARE ALSO CONTENT WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARIES PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR EXCEPT THAT WE SUGGEST THAT THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ * THE MEMORANDA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION, BUT DO NOT FORM A PART OF IT?'

THE WORD ''TECHNICALLY MAY LEAD TO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND IRRITATE

THE CHINESE UNNECESSARILY.

3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW AT WHAT TIME EXACTLY THE STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED. WE INTEND TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE REFERRING TO THE STATEMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO CATCH THE

EVENING TV NEWSCASTS.

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, 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.

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