TNAG-1388-FCO40-1859-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-1985 — Page 183

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FROM JN POWELL

DATED 11 APRIL 1985

FOLLOWING FOR D G BLUNT ESQ, PEKING CC: R P MARGOLIS ESQ, HONG KONG HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RATIFICATION

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1. YOU ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS OF RATIFICATION.

2.

WE WILL SEND YOU A RIBBONED AND SEALED INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION UNDER COVER OF A DESPATCH AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY. ACCORING TO USUAL PRACTICE THE CHINESE WILL PREPARE CERTIFICATES IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH AND SEND THEM TO YOU IN DRAFT BEFOREHAND TO CHECK. ON THE DAY OF RATIFICATION YOU WILL TAKE ALONG OUR INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION AND WILL CHECK THE CHINESE INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION. THE AMBASSADOR AND ZHOU NAN WILL SIGN BOTH COPIES OF THE CERTIFICATE AND EXCHANGE INSTRUMENTS. AFTER THE CERERMONY YOU WILL SEND US THE CHINESE INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION TOGETHER WITH ONE SIGNED CERTIFICATE UNDER COVER OF A DESPATCH (SEE DSP VOL 66).

3. WE WILL PUBLISH THE AGREEMENT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH AS A WHITE PAPER IN THE TREATY SERIES AFTER RATIFICATION. WE ARE ARRANGING TO SEND A COPY OF THE PROOFS OF THIS WHITE PAPER TO HONG KONG IN CASE THEY SHOULD WISH TO PUBLISH IT AFTER RATIFICATION AS WELL.

4. IF ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ARISE AFTER YOUR MEETING WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS ON THE MECHANICS OF RATIFICATION WILL BE HAPPY TO CONSULT MY ORACLE IN NATIONALITY AND TREATY DEPARTMENT.

SIGNED JN POWELL

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