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SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE HONG KONG SAR AFTER 31 JUNE 1997.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE BRITISH SIDE, THEREFORE, PROPOSE THAT THE FOUR TREATIES AT 9A) TO (D) ABOVE SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE HKSAR AFTER 30 JUNE 1997. TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE CPG IN SOME WAY TO INDICATE TO ALL PRESENT CONTRACTING PARTIES, AND ALL GOVERNMENTS WHICH MAY BECOME PARTIES BEFORE 1 JULY 1997, THAT ALL THE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM THE AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY APPLY TO HONG KONG, WILL BE ASSUMED BY THE CPG WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1997 AND APPLY TO THE HKSAR OF THE PRC. IT WILL FURTHER BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SO FAR AS POSSIBLE THAT THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES EITHER AGREE, OR AT LEAST ACQUIESCE. IN THE OPINION OF THE BRITISH SIDE, THE BEST METHOD FOR SECURING THIS OBJECTIVE WOULD BE AS DESCRIBED IN PARA 7 OF THE PAPER HANDED TO
THE CHINESE SIDE ON 15 MARCH 1989.
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POSTAL TREATIES
WE HAVE PREPARED IN MIFT A DRAFT REVISED PAPER ON POSTAL TREATIES. IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE (TEXT IN OUR
TELNO 2398) IN THREE MAIN AREAS:
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WE AGREE WITH YOUR TUR THAT WE SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE
THAT THE CASH ON DELIVERY AGREEMENT APPLIES TO HK BUT THAT WE ARE CONTENT THAT IT SHOULD LAPSE IN 1997. ON REFLECTION, HOWEVER, WE THINK WE SHOULD EXPLAIN THIS ORALLY, TOGETHER WITH OUR DELETION OF THE GIRO AGREEMENT, WHEN THE PAPER IS HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE SIDE AND IN THE SPEAKING NOTE
FOR THE IRO SUB-GROUP MEETING TO DISCUSS THE POSTAL
TREATIES. REFERENCES TO THESE TREATIES IN THE FORMER CONSULTATION PAPER HAVE THEREFORE BEEN OMITTED:
REFERENCES TO THE MOST RECENTLY REVISED 1989 WASHINGTON
VERSIONS OF THE FOUR POSTAL TREATIES ARE INCLUDED:
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(C)
THE STANDARD LONG PROPOSAL PARAGRAPH IS USED AS WE ARE
NOT SURE WHETHER THE PRC HAS BECOME A PARTY TO ALL
FOUR POSTAL TREATIES. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SHED LIGHT ON THIS.
WE HOPE TO HAND OVER THE PAPER A.S.A.P. AND SHOULD THEREFORE
BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS.
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