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MY TELNO 607: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:RES
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ENDORSEMENTS IN DN (0) PASSPORTS: PUBLICATION OF MEMORANDA
1. BLUNT CHECKED THE SITUATION WITH THE MFA LATE THIS AFTERNOON GIVEN WANG'S OFFER TO RESPOND TODAY (TUR).
2. LI CHUANSHENG LATER CONFIRMED THAT THE CHINESE HAD NO OBJECTION TO OUR PROPOSED PRESS RELEASE BEING ISSUED IN HONG KONG TOMORROW. H SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE ALSO WISHED TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE ON THE SUBJECT THROUGH THE NCNA IN HONG KONG AND PROPOSED THAT BOTH TEXTS BE ISSUED AT 1700 LOCAL.
3. THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHINESE PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS ON 11 APRIL 1926 THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM EMBASSY IN BEIJIN EXCHANGED MEMORANDA ON TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND RELATED MATTERS. BEFORE THIS, THE S/NO/DRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAD DISCUSSED THESE AND REACHED AGREEMENT DURING THE THIRD MEETING IN MARCH. THE TEXTS OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH MEMORANDA OF
ENDS. 11 APRIL 1986 ARE AS FOLLOWS
4. BLUNT COMMENTED THAT THE PROPOSED CHINESE TEXT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT WE PROPOSED TO ISSUE IN HONG KONG. HE THANKED LI FOR THE CHINESE RESPONSE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. HE SAID THAT HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM EARLY TOMORROW THAT WE HAD NO DIFFICULTY EITHER WITH THE CHINESE TEXT OR THE PROPOSAL FOR PARALLEL RELEASE AT 17900 CRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT WE MAY DO SO DESKBY 24010OZ
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