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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1284
OF 310915Z MARCH 88
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 846 : MIGA
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IF PEKING SHARE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE CHINESE WERE SAYING, AGREE THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO REVERT TO THEM.
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2. IF HOWEVER ON ANY FUTURE OCCASION THE CHINESE SIDE SHOULD SUGGEST THAT THE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONVENTION WHICH APPLIES TO HONG KONG CANNOT CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE SAR AFTER 1997 UNLESS THE PRC BECOMES A PARTY TO IT, WE THINK WE SHOULD LET THEM KNOW THAT WE DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE, E.G. BY SPEAKING ON THE LINES OF THE LAST SENTENCE OF OUR TELNO 1264. IN THIS CONNECTION WE SHALL WELCOME YOUR VIEWS IN DUE COURSE ON ANNEX B TO CHAN'S LETTER TO
WOOD OF 22 FEBRUARY.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
LIMITED
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MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
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