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(c)
If we fail to make any progress whatsoever,
what means have we of bringing pressure to bear
on the Chinese? What action, if any, should we
take against Chinese officials in London; what
other sanctions are available; what are the
prospects for a diplomatic offensive to try to
persuade intermediaries to bring pressure on the
Chinese; and what are the advantages and dis-
advantages of a publicity campaign?
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5.
My preliminary recommendations are these:
(a)
It would be premature to decide on tactics
over Hong Kong until we have had some results
from the informal exchanges which the Governor
may now be able to have with the Chinese in Hong Kong. (The Secretary of State will no doubt wish
to have an early discussion with the Commonwealth
Secretary on the long term aspects of the Hong
Kong problem.)
(b) We should make one further effort to get the
Chinese to deal with the question of the Missions
in isolation from other outstanding issues; and
to this end we should remove the remaining restric-
tions on Chinese officials in this country as
regarda both exit permits and entry visas.
(c) If within about a month we fail to make any
progress, we should consider international notion to put pressure on China (concentrating on the
/Pakistanis)
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