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HULE 371

027240 MDTTAN 0652

is;

FOLLOWING FOR: R N PEIRCE ESQ DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG COPIED TO: N T L CHAN ESQ, GDB, HONG KONG

C O PIGGOT ESQ PEKING

FROM:

CT WOOD,

HKD FCO

MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE PRC

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HKB 011/3

FIFOOT

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1. YOU WILL RECALL CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS SUBJECT LAST YEAR

(SEE MY LETTER OF 18 DECEMBER AND TELELETTER OF 23 DECEMBER TO YOU

AND STANLEY YING'S LETTER TO ME OF 21 DECEMBER}_ I BELIEVE YOU NOW

HAVE COPIES OF ALL RELEVANT PAPERS UP TO DATE, BY VIRTUE OF A COPY OF MY MINUTE OF 12 JANUARY TO RICHARD FLETCHER-COOKE.

FED ARE NOW CONSIDERING HOW TO PURSUE THE QUESTION OF A

POSSIBLE AGREEMENT WITH THE PRC. IN THIS CONTEXT, PAUL

HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE TIME HAS

AT THE QUESTION OF ARRANGEMENTS

HONG KONG. I AM SENDING BY BAG

HERE, TOGETHER WITH A THINK-PIECE ON THIS LATTER QUESTION PREPARED IN 1987 BY HENRY STEEL. I SHOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS

ON THESE. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW THE LATEST STATE OF

THINKING IN HONG KONG ON THE GENERAL QUESTION OF MUTUAL LEGAL

ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS IN THE LIGHT OF DISCUSSION OF THE LAPG PAPER IN JANUARY.

3.

NOW COME TO START LOOKING ALSO

POST 1997 BETWEEN THE UK AND

COPIES OF THE LATEST EXCHANGES

I AM COPYING THIS TL HERE TO PAUL FIFOOT AND TO

SIGNED C T WOOD

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