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HKA 233/1
1 MAR 992
92
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MDHIAN 6293
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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 110945Z FCO
TELNO 344
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OF 110921Z MARCH 92
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AND TO DESKBY 110945Z HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TEKNO 337, HK TELNO 750, UKREP JLG TELNO 81 AND FCO TELNOS 462 AND 463: HMOCS: BRIEFING THE CHINESE
TAILED
1. WE DO NOT NOW INTEND TO SEND OUR DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE EARLIER FCO DRAFT IN FCO TELNO 453. IN GENERAL WE SHARE THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN 2ND AND 3RD TURS.
2. THE REVISED FCO DRAFT IN 5TH TUR IS MUCH BETTER. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING DETAILED COMMENTS BY PARAGRAPH:
A) PARA 1: WE ASSUME ALL REFERENCES IN THE DRAFT TO 'UKG' SHOULD IN FACT READ 'HMG'. WE SUGGEST YOU INSERT (HMOCS)' INTO LINE 4 AFTER 'SERVICE'.
B) PARA 2: AGREED EXCEPT FOR ADDITION OF A COMMA AFTER
'TERRITORIES' IN LINE 7.
C) PARA 3: AGREED.
D)
PARA 4: LINE 2: WE SUGGEST YOU INSERT 'MEMBERSHIP OF' AFTER
'FOR'.
LINE 4: WE SUGGEST RHKP SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN FULL NOT ABBREVIATED.
E) PARA 5:
SUB-PARA B: THE POINTS IN THIS SUB-PARA ARE COVERED BY JD 72 AND 73. THE PRINCIPLE IS THEREFORE ALREADY AGREED SO IT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO REPEAT IT HERE. WE SUGGEST IT BE OMITTED.
SUB-PARA C: AS WE UNDERSTAND IT THE MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING STERLING SAFEGUARDS HAS NOT YET BEEN AGREED. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH WHICH THE CHINESE HAVE ANY LOCUS TO INTERFERE AND INCLUDING IT IN THIS LETTER COULD PROMPT THEM TO ASK AWKWARD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
HMG MEANS TO PROCEED. WE SUGGEST IT BE OMITTED.
F)
PARA 6: 'UK GOVERNMENT' SHOULD READ 'HMG'. WHILE WE ACCEPT
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