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not in place of, the AGC. This corresponds to HO and FCO involvement described in para 4 and provides additional check from a policy point of view. From what you told me on the telephone about new Home Office procedures in similar cases, think these arrangements are reasonably four square with the UK's practice. But I should be grateful for any further details of the Home Office note you referred to, and of current UK practice generally.
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Your point that to provide administrative arrangements now may undermine our position eventually on MLA arrangements with China is of course valid. You may wish to note that in this respect all the implications have been fully debated in ExCo and ExCo's decision was to proceed with our present proposals nevertheless.
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(S E Bradley) Deputy Political Adviser
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