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Mr Fifoot

Separate minute

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Deputy Legal Adviser

POSSIBLE HONG KONG/JAPAN CULTURAL AGREEMENT

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Further to your minute of 21 May and Hong Kong telno 1563, I now enclose a letter from Mr Peirce on this subject.

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2.

Para 8 seems to raise basically questions:

(a) should the document(s) be referred to as an

"agreement"? [I assume not

to avoid unnecessary complications it need

need only be an exchange of diplomatic notes.]

(b) would an entrustment

purpose? [Not surel

be needed for this

3.

(c) should we mention the exchange to the Chinese

in advance? [I think so, for form's sake.]

I would be grateful for your views on these points, and any other comments you or copy addressees may have.

CC: Mrs Blackwell

CRD

Mr Dimond

FED

:

CE Leeks

Hong Kong Department WH 312

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