TNAG-1921-FCO40-2726-Mutual-legal-assistance-between-the-UK-and-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 6

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 3418

OF 13083OZ OCTOBER 89

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

22

Bok

052573

MDLIAN 8201

•GF 18,10.

with Apr,

RM 16/10

YRTELNO 2039 AND OUR TELNO 2166: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE

1. THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT AND THE COVERING PAPER ARE BEING FINALISED AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AFTER CONSIDERATION BY THE LEGAL AFFAIRS POLICY GROUP (LAPG) ON 30 OCTOBER 1989. ONCE FINALISED, THE MODEL AGREEMENT AND THE PAPER WILL BE PUT TO EXCO.

2. IN THEORY, PAPERS COULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE AT ANY TIME AFTER THE STEPS IN PARA 1 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. IN PRACTICE, WE WOULD WANT TO REVIEW THE TIMING AND TACTICS OF AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE IN THE LIGHT OF THE WAY IN WHICH RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO JLG OFFICES DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

WILSON

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..

DISTRIBUTION

62.

MAIN

59

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

MR MOSS

PUSD

ADDITIONAL

3

MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV

NNNN

MR FIFOOT HKD

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