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DESKBY 250100Z

FM FCO 241821Z MAY 85

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 492 OF 24 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 12: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RATIFICATION.

1. WE DO NOT THINK THAT WE CAN OBJECT TO THE INSTRUMENTS BEING SIGNED BY WU RATHER THEN LI, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO OUR OWN PRACTICE. 2. WE CONFIRM THAT YOU SHOULD EXCHANGE INSTURMENTS OF RATIFICATION

ON 27 MAY.

HOWE

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 HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR D B C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

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