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3. NEITHER THE CHINESE MISSION NOR OURSELVES HAVE ANY PRECISE

IDEA WHEN THE CERTIFIED TEXTS FOR REGISTRATION WILL ARRIVE.

PRESUMABLY THESE AND THE COVERING NOTES WILL ONLY BE PREPARED

AFTER THE EXCHANGE OF RATIFICATIONS NEXT MONDAY (27 MAY). BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN INDICATION ROUGHLY WHEN WE (AND THEY)

MAY EXPECT TO RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS FOR ACTION SINCE THIS WILL GIVE US A SUITABLE PRETEXT FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE

CHINESE MISSION.

THOMSON

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

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COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

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

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