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3. ACCORDING TO OUR UNDERSTANDING, WHAT THE CHINESE NOW PROPOSE

TO DO REMAINS IN FULL ACCORD WITH ARTICLES 67 AND 81 OF THE

CHINESE CONSTITUTION. THE DECISION THAT LI XIANNIAN SHOULD NOT

SIGN THE INSTRUMENT WAS NO DOUBT TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT CHINESE

PROCEDURE CORRESPONDED ENTIRELY TO OUR OWN.

4. YOUR TELNO 387: WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE TELEGRAM INSTRUCTING

ME TO EXCHANGE INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION. IT MUST REACH ME

BEFORE 27010OZ.

EVANS

1

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

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

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

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

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