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OCMIAN 7558

SECRET

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1984

OF 201700Z JULY 87

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OUR TELNO 1963 AND YOUR TELNO 2790: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT:

LONGER TERM ISSUES

1.

FURTHER TO OUR TUR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW SEEN

THE REVISED DRAFT PAPERS AND HAS RAISED A NUMBER OF POINTS WHICH

HE WILL WISH TO DISCUSS WITH THE GOVERNOR AT THEIR MEETING ON 22

JULY.

MEANWHILE WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS FROM

EXCO ON THE DRAFTS AS THEY STAND (YOUR TUR) AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE:

IF YOU WERE ABLE TO TELEGRAPH THESE OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL REDRAFTS

DESKBY 22U80OZ, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THEM IN THE

SECRETARY OF STATE ́S MEETING.

2.

MEANWHILE WE TO0 HOPE TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE OF 24 JULY

AND ASSUME THAT SUBJECT TO THE OUTCOME OF THE 22 JULY MEETING YOU

HAVE THE TRANSLATION WORK ETC IN HAND.

HOWE

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

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