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RECORD OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS AND THE CHINESE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HELD AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ON THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 1978, AT 15.00 PM
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The Rt Hon Dr David Owen MP
HE Mr Huang Hua
The Rt Hon The Lord Goronwy-Roberts HE Mr Sung Chih-kuang
Sir Michael Palliser
HE Mr P Cradock
Mr H AH Cortazzi
Mr D F Murray
Mr G G H Walden
Mr R C Samuel
Mr RE Allen
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Mrs Ho Li-liang (Mrs Huang Hua) HE Mr Ke Hua
Mr Chiang En-chu (Interpreter) Mr Tan Chia-lun
Mr Cheng Ho-kang
Mr Chou Ku-fei
Mr Hu Ting-yi
Mr Cheng Wan-chen
Mr Huang said that he had been glad to have the opportunity on the previous day to meet Mr Varley, Mr Healey and the Prime Minister. They had been very useful exchanges. He suggested that he and Dr Owen should continue their discussions from the point reached at the end of the previous session.
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Dr Owen said he would like to begin with Rhodesia. He knew that the Chinese had some influence (he would put it no higher than that) with Mr Mugabe. Was there anything else that the Chinese thought the UK ought to be doing to achieve a settlement? not in favour of trying to split the Patriotic Front: such a course might be simple but would be a recipe for disaster. differences of approach and style between ZAPU and ZANU. It was in the interests of Zimbabwe to resolve these. He would welcome any advice Mr Huang might wish to offer. The UK side stood by the Anglo-American plan outlined in September 1977, but time was running out for a negotiated settlement. would inflict grievous wounds.
A settlement reached by fighting There were now 5 armies in Zimbabwe the Rhodesia Defence Force; ZANU; ZAPU; and the forces controlled by the Rev. Sithole and Bishop Muzorewa respectively. of civil war were already present.
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Mr Huang said there were one or two points he wished to add following Wednesday's discussion on general international questions. In the earlier discussion he had dealt with the salient features of Soviet strategy and its dangers, and had pointed out that there was a lot for Europe, Britain and China to do. Strategically, the issues must not be taken lightly. Otherwise, there was a danger that in the future Europe would be forced into a passive attitude. China considered that it was understandable that the West should hope for peace and détente: neither Europe nor China wanted war. This applied
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