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NFR OF 5 AUGUST 1993

FOLLOWING FOR DR L BRISTOW SMITH,FED, FCO

COPIED TO:

H LL. DAVIES ESQ, BTC HONG KONG ACTING POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG UKREP JLG HONG KONG

HKD, FCO

BRITISH CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA

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Mr Bunten MyReach

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1. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED, BY BAG, A COPY OF HUGH DAVIES' VERY INTERESTING LETTER OF 7 JULY TO PETER RICKETTS ABOUT THE HONGKONG

AND SHANGHAI BANK'S INTEREST IN LEASING (?) AND REFURBISHING THEIR FORMER PREMISES IN SHANGHAI. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THAT HKSB NO LONGER HAVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE FORMER PREMISES? I ASSUME THAT

THIS CLAIM WAS SETTLED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GENERAL UK/CHINA CLAIMS NEGOTIATIONS IN ABOUT 1983. MORE GENERALLY, IF THERE IS A PAPER WHICH CLEARLY SETS OUT THE OUTCOME OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE A COPY FOR REFERENCE HERE.

2. FED REGISTRY PLEASE COPY TO HKD.

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