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EXERCISES IN THIS WAY? IN ANY EVENT IT IS REASSURING THAT YOU

FEEL THAT CONVERGENCE AND COMPATIBILITY CAN BE ACHIEVED BETWEEN

THE WHITE PAPER AND THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF

THE BASIC LAW, EVEN ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT TIMETABLE.

4.

WE AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE LINE PROPOSED IN PARA 7 OF

TUR FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE ON THE 1987

REVIEW AND THE TIMING OF THE DECISIONS FLOWING FROM IT. ON

REFLECTION, WE TAKE YOUR POINT THAT WE SHOULD NOT TAKE THE

INITIATIVE IN REFERRING TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT WHEN WE

COME TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE THE AGENDA FOR JLG IV. WE SHALL

IN DUE COURSE BE SENDING INSTRUCTIONS TO PEKING ON THIS POINT,

REFLECTING THE LINE AGREED BETWEEN US.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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COPIES TO:-

HD/HKD

MR ROBERTS

HD/FED

MR FIFOOT

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

R D (MR WALKER)

PS

MR PEIRCE

MR MALLABY

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFIC

CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON MR CROWLEY

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