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BY FAX
16 June 1993
Martin Dinham Esq Government
Hong Kong
House
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HONG KONG: DRAFT MEMORANDUM FOR OPD(K)
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British Embassy Peking
11 Guang Hua Lu
Jian Guo Men Wan
Peking
People's Republic of China
Telephone: 332 196172,3 4 5 Cable: Prodrome Peking
Telex: 2191
Facsimile: 532 1939 ext 239
I have discussed the first draft of the memorandum (which I faxed to you with my letter of 10 June) with Sir R McLaren and members of the team here.
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It was clear that the way I had drafted paragraph 9(ii) had led to misunderstanding, I was not intending to suggest that we should, as early as the Secretary of State's visit, be putting revised proposals on the table. I had in mind a formula which would serve as a further inducement to the Chinese to put their ideas on the table. I have now, with William Ehrman's help, recast this section, and included as Annex I a suggested formula. paper also now says that we would not put forward specific new proposals until the Chinese have given us their views on all the issues.
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3. I have made a number of other changes reflecting comments from here
particularly in paragraph 7 on the likely course of the negotiations, and 14 on the timing issues (in consultation with Michael Sze).
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4. Perhaps we could take this revised draft as the basis for our talk with the Governor on 17 June?
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