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CONFIDENTIAL HKK 040/12.
28 MAY 1285
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FROM PEKING 230810Z MAY 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 799 OF 23/5/85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK
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UKMIS TELNO 408: REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT AT THE UN
1. ON 3 APRIL, ZHOU NAN TOLD ME THAT THE USUAL CHINESE PRACTICE WAS
TO REGISTER UNILATERALLY SOME, THOUGH NOT ALL, INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES AT THE U N. REGISTRATION WAS USUALLY UNDER-
TAKEN AT INTERVALS WITH SEVERAL AGREEMENTS TAKEN TOGETHER. ZHOU
STATED EXPLICITLY THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO REGISTER THE JOINT DECLARATION, AFTER INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION
HAD BEEN EXCHANGED, IN A SET WITH SOME OTHER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS. HE ADDED THAT THE CHINESE DID NOT WISH TO BREAK THEIR ESTABLISHED PRACTICE IN THE CASE OF REGISTRATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
IF WE COULD AGREE TO THIS, THEY COULD CONSIDER FURTHER WITH US THE
POSSIBILITY OF ARRANGING FOR CUR RESPECTIVE REGISTRATIONS TO BE MADE
AT AROUND THE SAME TIME (MY TELNO 465 - NOT TO UKMIS NEW YORK).
THE SCENARIO OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF TUR IS MUCH NEARER TO JOINT
REGISTRATION. I SHOULD BE CONTENT TO SEEK CONFIRMATION THAT IT IS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE BUT I SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS
TURNED OUT NOT TO BE THE CASE. I IMAGINE YOU WOULD ALSO WISH ME TO
SEEK CONFIRMATION THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE REGISTERING NOT ONLY
THE JOINT DECLARATION BUT ALSO ITS THREE ANNEXES.
3. PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR. WE ARE HOPING TO SEND YOU THE CHINESE
INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION UNDER COVER OF A DESPATCH IN THE BAG
WHICH REACHES YOU ON 30 MAY.
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
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
MR MALLABY
OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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