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DESK BY FCO 241200Z

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM PEKING 241039Z MAY 85

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 823 OF 24/5/35

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND UKMIS NEW YORK

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HKK 040/12.

RECEIV

28 MAY 1985

INI

YOUR TELNO 105 TO UKMIS NEW YORK: REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT AT THE UN

1. WE SPOKE TO THE MFA AS INSTRUCTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR. THE MFA CONFIRMED CHINESE AGREEMENT TO THE TWO SIDES REGISTERING THE AGREEMENT AT THE SAME TIME. THE CHINESE CONFIRMED THAT THEY, LIKE US, INTENDED TO REGISTER THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ANNEXES 1 AND 111. THEY COULD NOT SAY WHEN THEIR MISSION IN NEW YORK WOULD BE READY TO PROCEED.

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2. ON THE BASIS OF THIS CONVERSATION WE SUSPECT THAT THE CHINESE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CLEAR ANSWER ABOUT WHEN THEY WOULD BE READY TO REGISTER UNTIL AFTER RATIFICATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. YOU MAY WISH TO ASK UKMIS NEW YORK TO PURSUE THIS DIRECTLY WITH THE CHINESE U N MISSION.

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EVANG

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

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

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