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13 MAR 1978
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2 MARCH 1978
FOLLOWING FOR: R C SAMUEL ESQ, FAR EASTERN DEPT, FCO
FROM: H M AMBASSADOR, PEKING
FOLICY TOWARDS CHINA
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1. THANK YOU FOR SENDING US UNDER COVER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPLIMENTS SLIP DATED 13 FEBRUARY THE COPY. OF THE LATEST DRAFT OF THE PLANNING PAPER ON POLICY TOWARDS CHINA. I AM GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THIS. ARE HOWEVER NOT QUITE CLEAR ON WHETHER PARA. 58 IS RECOMMENDING:
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(A) A GENERAL APPROACH TO THE US ON A NUMBER OF ITEMS OR
(B) THE RAISING OF INDIVIDUAL ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. I ASSUME THE LATTER.
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ON A POINT OF DETAIL, WHICH MAY PROVE IMPORTANT LATER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FINAL SENTENCE OF FARAGRAPH 13 (ON HONG KONG) REDRAFTED. AT PRESENT IT SUGGESTS THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT TAKE AN INITIATIVE IN OFFERING ASSURANCES ABOUT HONG KONG. I THINK IT QUITE LIKELY THAT IN SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS TIME THEY WILL WANT THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG TO CONTINUE AS NOW. hi BUT IF ASSURANCES ARE NEEDED, AS I THINK THEY WILL BE, WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN SEEKING THEM RATHER THAN WAIT FOR THE CHINESE TO OFFER THEN.
3. I SUGGEST THAT THE SECOND HALF OF THE SENTENCE SHOULD BE REDRAFTED TO READ: '.... BUT THEY MAY BE READY, WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS, TO ENGAGE IN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG - IF THE MAINTENANCE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE COLONY REQUIRES.SOME ASSURANCE ON THIS''.
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SIGNED: E YOUDE
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