TNAG-1982-FCO40-2815-Cultural-agreement-between-Hong-Kong-and-Japan-1989 — Page 27

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CONFIDENTIAL

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 2085

OF 13180OZ OCTOBER 89

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, TOKYO

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YOUR TELNO 3371: HONG KONG/JAPAN CULTURAL AGREEMENT

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WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT, BUT WILL GIVE YOU A SUBSTANTIVE REPLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

2.

ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO INFORM THE CHINESE, WE ARE INCLINED TO DO SO AS A COURTESY, GIVEN THE CURRENT SENSITIVE POSITION ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THE JAPANESE WERE INTENDING TO INFORM THE CHINESE OF THIS AGREEMENT. GRATEFUL IF TOKYO COULD TAKE THIS UP.

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ON PARA 2B OF TUR, WE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE NOT PASSED ANY COMMENT ON THE REQUIREMENT. PRESUMABLY, YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY

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