CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1933
OF 18132OZ OCTOBER 90
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FOR SHIPLEY, CSB, FROM PAUL, HKD
YOUR TELNO 2922: REFERRAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1. THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN YOUR LETTER OF 15 JANUARY SEEM SENSIBLE TO US. BUT AS MICHAEL STONE WILL HAVE EXPLAINED TO YOU DURING HIS RECENT VISIT, WE SHALL NEED TO BRING THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS INTO LINE AND PREPARE A FORMAL SUBMISSION TO OUR MINISTERS TO SEEK THEIR APPROVAL OF THE CHANGES.
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BEFORE PROCEEDING, WE SHALL NEED YOUR COMMENTS ON
PAUL FIFOOT'S MINUTE OF 3 OCTOBER, A COPY OF WHICH STONE HANDED TO YOU IN HONG KONG.
3. I DO NOT THEREFORE THINK IT WOULD BE REALISTIC TO PLAN FOR YOUR BEING ABLE TO PROCEED AS PROPOSED WITH EFFECT FROM
1 NOVEMBER. I DO HOWEVER HOPE THAT WE CAN FINALISE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER SIGNIFICANT DELAY.
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MR FIFOOT,
(LEGAL ADVISERS)
DISTRIBUTION
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MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
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