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FM PEKING 130740Z NOV 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 987 OF 13 NOVEMBER 79
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 900: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES
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1. HUA'S REPLY BEARS OUT THE VIEW THAT THE CHINESE ANSWER OF 24 SEPTEMBER WAS SOMETHING MORE THAN A TEMPORISING ONE, ALSO THAT PEKING HAS TO BEAR IN MIND FOREIGN INCLUDING TAIWANESE REACTIONS
IN ANY STATEMENTS ABOUT TERRITORY. IT STILL LEAVES THE CENTRAL PUZZLE OF PEKING'S FAILURE OR UNWILLINGNESS TO UNDERSTAND THE
NEED FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN GENERALISED ASSURANCES IF CONFIDENCE
IS TO BE MAINTAINED.
3. SLIGHTLY MORE WORRYING IS THE REFERENCE BY BOTH HUA AND
HUANG HUA TO TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE ANXIETIES OF INVESTORS ''EVEN
AFTER THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED'', WHICH CARRIES WITH IT
HE SUGGESTION OF NO STAY OF EXECUTION.
4. THE CHINESE RESPONDED WELL TO YOUR SUGGESTION THAT WE
SHOULD KEEP IN TOUCH. I THINK WE SHOULD DO SO AND REITERATE
OUR WORRIES WHILE WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME RATHER THAN
WAIT UNTIL ECONOMIC PRESSURES ON HONG KONG BECOME MORE OBVIOUS.
WE SHOULD ALSO BEGIN OURSELVES TO THINK OF OTHER WAYS OF SOLVING
THE PROBLEM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHINESE.
CRADOCK.
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FED COR MR MURRAY
MR CORTAZZI
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