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SEEK HUA'S VIEWS ON THE PROSPECTS FOR SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS, IN
THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT MOSCOW TALKS SEMI COLON
B. ASK PUA FOR HIS ASSESSMENT OF VIETNAMESE INTENTIONS IN THE
SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM, PARTICULARLY TOWARDS CAMPODIA AND THE
POSSIBLE RESUMPTION OF THE REFUGEE FLOW. THE PRIME MINISTER
MIGHT WELL WISH TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN CHINA AND VIETNAM SEMI COLON
AND THE PROBLEMS THIS WOULD CAUSE FOR CHINA'S FRIENDS SEMI COLON
C. EXPLAIN, AND SEEK CHINESE UNDERSTANDING FOR, OUR EFFORTS TO
ACHIEVE A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN ZIMBABWE RHODESIA, AND IN
NAVIPIA SEMI COLON
D. MORE GENERALLY, TO WELCOME THE INCREASING INTEREST WHICH
CHINA IS TAKING IN INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, AND CUR EXPECTATION THAT
CFINA WOULD PLAY A FULL PART IN INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS OF EG
DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION, AND INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC AND UN ISSUES. MORE ACTIVE CHINESE PAPTICIPATION COULD MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL STABILITY.
6. ON FILATERAL ISSUES, THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD PROPABLY WISH
TO:
A. EXPRESS SATISFACTION AT THE CONCLUSION OF A CULTURAL
AGREEMENT, AND OUR HOPE THAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO THE FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CULTURAL AND OTHER EXCHANGES SEMI COLON
P. DISCUSS THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT, ON WHICH WE STILL HAD A
PROBLEM OVER THE USE PY CAAC OF FEATHROW OR GATWICK,
STATEMENT WOULD BE MADE TODAY (9 OCTOBER) REAFFIRMING HMG'S
AIRPORT POLICY. CATWICK HAD CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGES
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WHICH THE CHINESE HAD NOT FULLY APPRECIATED. IF SIGNATURE DURING
THE VISIT PROVED POSSIBLE, WE ENVISAGED SIGNATURE BY MR NOTT AND
VICE PREMIFE YU SEMI COLON
C. PICK UP HUA'S FEMARKS ON FONG KONG AT FIS RECENT PPESS
CONFERENCE, WELCOME THE GOOD PELATIONS WE NOW ENJOY OVER HONG
KONG, AND EXPPESS CUR FYPECTATION THAT THESE WOULD FNAFLE US TO
AGREE ON WHATEVER ACTION MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN BUSINESS
AND POLITICAL CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONC, AND WOULD ALSO LEAD TO
MORE EFFECTIVE ACTION FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE
IMMIGRATION SEMI COLON
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