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TELNO 875

OF 011600Z SEPTEMBER 86

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PARIS, BTC HONG KONG

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FOR SIR E YOUDE (VISITING)

HONG KONG TELNO 2764: DAYA BAYA

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FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 1833, THERE ARE A FEW CONSIDERATIONS

WE SHOULD LIKE YOU TO BEAR IN MIND IN YOUR REMAINING DISCUSSIONS

IN PEKING, WHEN DEPLOYING THE LINE IN PARA 6 OF TUR ON CONTRACT

SIGNATURE.

2.

WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WHEN SPEAKING ABOUT DELAY TO

SIGNATURE TO ALLOW FOR THE LEGCO REPORTS TO BE DEBATED, IT IS

IMPORTANT TO REFER TO THE PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS OF THE

CHINESE TO TAKE THIS COURSE. THANKS TO DEFT FOOTWORK BY PEKING

THE CHINESE MADE THIS OFFER PRIOR TO ANY REQUEST OF OURS AND WE

ARE ANXIOUS THAT THEY SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT WE ARE TAKING UP

THEIR OFFER, FREELY MADE. OTHERWISE THE CHINESE MIGHT LATER CLAIM THAT THE DELAY WAS FORCED ON THEM BY THE UK. THIS WOULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS AND COULD

RESULT IN HMG FACING CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.

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SECONDLY THERE ARE PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS ON WHEN SIGNATURE CAN TAKE PLACE TO ALLOW ATP ON 7 OCTOBER. BEARING IN

MIND THAT VARIOUS STEPS (INCLUDING SIGNATURE OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT) NEED TO BE TAKEN BETWEEN CONTRACT SIGNATURE AND ATP,

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