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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 876 OF 9 OCTOBER 79
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 799 AND 837 TO HONG KONG: VISIT OF PREMIER HUA QUOFENG
1. PARA 1(A) AND (B) OF FIRST TUR.
AGREED. MENTION MIGHT
BE ADDED OF OUR APPRECIATION OF CHINESE AGREEMENT TO TAKE BACK REFUGEES ORIGINALLY FROM VIETNAM BUT SETTLED IN CHINA AND
OUR EXPECTATION OF CONTINUED COOPERATION ON THIS.
2. PARA 1(C). I AGREE, SUBJECT TO THE COMMENTS IN PARA 5 OF MY TELNO 864.
3.
PARA 2. NO COMMENT.
4. Í AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE MAY AFTER ALL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SEPARATE TALKS BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND HUANG HUA.
THIS WOULD SEEM A PREFERABLE FORUM FOR EXCHANGES ON BOTH
IMMIGRATION AND THE LEASES. IT MAY ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER LOBBYING ON BILATERAL QUESTIONS, SUCH AS EMBASSY ACCOMMODATION, WHICH ARE LESS APPROPRIATE FOR PRIME MINISTERIAL EXCHANGES.
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