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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1793
OF 01130OZ JUNE 89
Mkan 384/3
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
(30)
NO 15/6
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MDLIAN 5428
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YOUR TELNO 1065 : EXTRADITION
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE STRATEGY PROPOSED IN OUR TELNO 1529. WE SHALL SEND YOU OUR DEFENSIVE MATERIAL AS SOON AS IT IS READY.
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YOUR QUERIED OUR PROPOSAL TO DELETE PARAS 11(C) AND 11(D) OF THE PAPER FOR THE CHINESE AND WE SHOULD LIKE TO SET OUT OUR THINKING IN MORE DETAIL:
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PARA 11 (C): WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO INVITE DISCUSSION ON THE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THESE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND THAT TO DO SO COULD UNNECESSARILY DELAY EARLY NEGOTIATION OF THE AGREEMENTS. WE ALREADY HAVE PROCEDURE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE THE LEGISLATION NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONA AGREEMENTS. SUCH PROCEDURES ARE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONNECTED WITH LOCALISATION.
4. PARA 11 (D): REGISTRATION OF A TREATY IS NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE AT ALL. AS THIS IS AN OBLIGATION THAT UK HAS UNDER ARTICLE 102 OF THE UN CHARTER IT CANNOT BE CHANGED. WE
DID NOT INVITE SUCH DISCUSSION IN THE CASE OF ASAS.
WE TOOK THE LIBERTY OF DELETING PARAS 11(C) AND 11(D) FROM THE PAPER APPROVED BY EXCO ON 23 MAY.
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WE HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE PAPER, PRINCIPALLY TO AVOID POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING:
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(A) CONCERNING REQUESTS BY HONG KONG WE WISH TO EMPHASISE THAT THE CPG CANNOT INSTRUCT THE CE TO MAKE A REQUEST AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CONSULTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ON FORMAL REQUESTS ONLY. WE ALSO WISH TO EMPHASISE THAT INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD AGAIN BE SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLES SET OUT IN PARA 1(A) AND 1(D). WE HAVE THEREFORE INSERTED ''FORMAL' BEFORE ''REQUEST'' IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF THE PAPER AND ADDED, AS A FINAL
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