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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 202

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YOUR TELNOS 76 AND 1297 AND HK TELNO 2094: JLG SUBJECT CHECKLIST

1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT THAT THE LIST SHOULD BE HANDED OVER HERE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, AND ENTIRELY CONTENT WITH THE COURSE PROPOSED.

2. I PLAN TO HAND OVER THE JLG SUBJECT CHECKLIST TO GUO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY THE LIST IN SECOND TUR AS MODIFIED BY THIRD TUR. I SUGGEST IN ADDITION THAT ITEMS D AND I IN PARA 1 OF THE LIST IN SECOND TUR BE GIVEN THE TITLES THAT THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE INSISTED ON IN THE PAST: IE QUOTE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS UNQUOTE AND QUOTE DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER UNQUOTE RESPECTIVELY.

3. FOR EASE OF REFERENCE WE ARE FAXING TO YOU AND PEKING THE REVISED LIST AND ANNEX ON LOCALISATION OF LAWS WITH WHICH HKG ARE CONTENT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU TOO ARE CONTENT FOR ME TO HAND THESE OVER.

4. WE AGREE THAT MR MAUDE SHOULD SINGLE OUT ASAS FOR SPECIAL MENTION IN COMPLAINING ABOUT DELAY (PARA 1C OF FIRST TUR). ON THE WHOLE, ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN LONG DELAYS, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO DO SO WITH THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL,

AND IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE RELATIVELY QUICK PROGRESS. INSTEAD I SUGGEST, AND HKG AGREES, THAT THE LOCALISATION OF CIVIL AVIATION LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INSTANCED:

IT MIGHT HELP TO ADD IT TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS RAISED AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL. WE WILL TELEGRAPH SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR A LINE TO TAKE ON JLG MATTERS FOR MR MAUDE'S VISIT.

GALSWORTHY