CON.TENTIAL
TOP COPY
34
HKK 040/12:
1OFES 1985
31
GRS 100
CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 1809OOZ
FM PEKING 180704Z FEB 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 208 OF 18 FEBRUARY.
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
HONG KONG TELNO 359: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RATIFICATION
1.
а
# THINK THE MAIN CHINESE CONCERN WILL BE TO ACHIEVE RATIFICATION BEFORE ZHAO'S VISIT TO THE UK. WOULD ARGUE THAT COMPLETION BY THEN WOULD BE IN OUR INTEREST TOO.
2. *N THINK IT LIKELY THAT THE CHINESE WILL RAMSE THE TIMING OF RATUFUCATION WHEN THEY CONFIRM DATES FOR ZHAO'S VISIT. AM THEREFORE GLAD THAT THE GOVERNOR CAN AGREE TO MY SPEAKING ALONG THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR TELNO 263 TO HONG KONG (PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR) MF THIS TURNS OUT TO BE THE CASE.
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
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR D B C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, FUSD
CONFIDENTIAL
1
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.