TNAG-1827-FCO40-2595-Mutual-legal-assistance-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-and-USA-1988 — Page 68

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TELELETTER HKD 371/1

OF 11145OZ MAY 88

INFO TELELETTER PEKING

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12/5

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BERMAN

LEGAL YOU.

COPIES HAVE BEEN PASSED TO

FOLLOWING FOR S BRADLEY ESQ, DPA, HONG KONG COPIED TO: S YING ESQ, GDB, HONG KONG

MRS C SMITH, FED

PR FIFOOT ESQ, CMG, LEGAL ADVISERS

MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE PRC

1.

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PLEASE REFER TO MY TELELETTER AND LETTER OF 28 MARCH TO

BOB PEIRCE.

2.

I UNDERSTAND THAT FED ARE NOW AIMING TO MOVE FORWARD BEFORE LONG ON DISCUSSING A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE, NOW THAT THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT ARE CONTENT TO DO SO. (MICHAEL CARPENTER'S LETTER OF 12 APRIL TO CLAIRE SMITH, SUBSEQUENTLY COPIED TO ROD BUNTEN, REFERS).

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL

IF YOU COULD LET ME HAVE, AT LEAST IN OUTLINE, AN UPDATE ON THE LATEST THINKING IN HONG KONG.

SIGNED C T WOOD

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ния Hug 371/1

FEC 370/3