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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 554 OF 19 APRIL
PERSONAL FOR WILSON, AUSS
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MY TELNO 539 AND YOUR TELNO 319: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: JOINT
LHA KSON GROUP/RATIFICATION
1.
LH CHUANSHENG TELEPHONED BLUNT THIS MORNING. HE REFERRED TO ZHOU NAN'S MESSAGE THAT HE HOPED I WOULD BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE POINTS HE HAD RAISED ON 3 APRIL BEFORE 24 APRIL (MY TUR) Kilt SAID THAT ZHOU HAD AGAIN ASKED HIM TO POINT OUT THAT ZHOU WOULD BE OUT OF PEKING FOR A WEEK FROM 24 APRIL. ZHOU WAS VERY KEEN TO HEAR BEFORE THEN OUR RESPONSE TO THE POINTS HE HAD MADE ON 3 APRIL CONCERNING THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES
AND RATIFICATION.
2.
BLUNT MADE THE POINTS IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR. LN SAND HE HAD NOTED THESE. HE NONETHELESS CONTINUED TO PRESS FOR A RESPONSE BY ME TO ZHOU ON THE TIMING OF RATIFICATION. BLUNT COMMENTED THAT WE HAD PROPOSED THAT THIS TAKE PLACE SOME TIME IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 27 MAY. LI COUNTERED THAT ZHOU STILL AWANTED A RESPONSE TO HIS SUGGEST- ION THAT THE DATE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION BE ADVANCED TO EARLY OR MID MAY (MY TELNO 464) (L REFERRED TO THE ''FIRST TEN DAYS OF MAY''). BLUNT POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH ROYAL ASSENT HAD BEEN GRANTED TO THE HONG KONG BILL, CERTAIN ENABLING LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG STILL REMAINED TO BE COMPLETED. HE UNDERTOOK
TO REPORT LI'S COMMENTS.
3. * HAVE NOT REPEATED THIS TELEGRAM TO HONG KONG AS NOTE THAT YOUR TUR WAS NOT SO REPEATED. YOU MAY HOWEVER WISH TO REPEAT BOTH
TELEGRAMS.
EVANS
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