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OUR TELNOS 2264-5: LETTER FROM THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA: STATUS OF PRISONERS AFTER 1997
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THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA HAS NOW WRITTEN AGAIN TO LORD GLENARTHUR. THE LETTER IS MORE DETAILED AND MORE CLOSELY ARGUED THAN HIS PREVIOUS ONE AND ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE POINTS MADE IN MR EGGAR'S REPLY TO HIS FIRST LETTER. THE FULL TEXT IS BELOW AND IN MIFT. MY SECOND IFT SETS OUT THE DRAFT REPLY WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT. THE ASSURANCES AND GUARANTEES WHICH LORD WINCHILSEA SEEKS ARE NOT ONES WE ARE IN A POSITION TO GIVE. WE SEE NO ALTERNATIVE TO FACING UP TO THIS FACT SQUARELY IN THE REPLY, WHILE MAKING IT CLEAR A) THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION IMPOSES CERTAIN CLEAR OBLIGATIONS ON THE PRC IN THE AREAS ABOUT WHICH LORD WINCHILSEA IS CONCERNED: AND B) THAT WE NEED IN DUE COURSE TO NEGOTIATE ADEQUATE EXTRADITION/RENDITION ARRANGEMENTS.
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WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE SHORT DEADLINE, GRATEFUL FOR
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BEGINS:
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF THE LETTER:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 24TH AUGUST 1987.
I CONFIRM THAT INDEED THE ISSUES RAISED ARE INDEED COMPLEX, HOWEVER THEY ARE NEVERTHELESS ISSUES, ALBEIT FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS. I BRING THEM TO YOUR ATTENTION IN THE EXPECTATION THAT YOU SHARE THE SAME CONCERN TO GUARANTEE EQUITABLE RIGHTS AND PROTECTION TO ANY PERSON TRANSFERRED TO HONG KONG ON THE AUTHORITY OF UK GOVERNMENT.
I NOTE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR) AND IT'S JURIDICAL SYSTEM, I WOULD HOWEVER LIKE TO REFER TO EXTRACT OF A STUDY OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT COMPLETED BY THE US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN DECEMBER 1986.
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ONE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE NATURE OF ARTICLE 31, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAR'S, AND IT'S RELATIONSHIP TO
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