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LAND COMMISSION

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held on

6. The third meeting of the Land Commission was E F 15 and 16

16 August. It went very well. Full agreement H was reached on legal documentation for land sales and for extensions and modifications of lease conditions. The September land sale will now proceed as planned. the fourth meeting, which will consider the land disposal

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programme, will start on 12 September.

ORDER IN COUNCIL: NATIONALITY

Hopefully the

7. EXCO have now discussed the draft Order three times but have still to be persuaded of two or three points. I attach a copy of the latest draft and the report of the latest EXCO meeting of 27 August. remaining points can be agreed at EXCO's meeting on 10 September, when we are planning to put the covering draft White Paper to them. A first version of this was put to Hong Kong in mid-August and, in the light of

of their comments, revised. I attach the latest version which was sent to Hong Kong on 29 August. We hope to reach agreement with them at official level by about September. Publication of the White Paper is scheduled for early October, and the first Parliamentary debate likely to take place in early December.

ROYAL VISITS

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Dates in October 1986 have been agreed with the Governor for the Queen's visit. These will be announced M by the Palace in October.

9. EXCO have proposed, both Princess Alexander and the

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somewhat

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Duchess of Kent visit

background is in the

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Kong in early 1986.

NO attached telegrams.

proposition.

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