TNAG-1602-FCO40-2198-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1987 — Page 28

GRSI SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1583

OF 24083OZ APRIL 87

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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23 AFK 1907

YOUR TELNO 1144 AND 1145: DRAFTING OF THE BL

MANY THANKS FOR TURS. WE SUGGEST DISCUSSING COMMENTS THEREIN WITH FIFOOT WHILE HE IS IN HK.

2. ON SECOND TUR, TEXT OF SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA. 5 OF OUR TELNO 1460 SHOULD READ: ''BUT THE LATTER REQUIRES ONLY MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE TEXT PROPOSED BY THE BLDC SPECIAL GROUP''. WE CONFIRM THAT THE PARAGRAPH IN OUR TELNO 1460 BEGINNING WITH **PARA. 9. WE TAKE YOUR POINT ABOUT SITUATIONS

IS THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH OF THAT

TELEGRAM.

WILSON

YYYY

HMLNAN 1934

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D. (FE)

DEP.HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

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COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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