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shared my surprise that it had been thought necessary to cite emigration to Hong Kong as a point in China's favour.
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I do not think we need take this too seriously. I doubt if the Chinese will conclude that they cannot control emigration to Hong Kong for fear of how the United States might react . Significantly, the local Communist paper, Da Gong Bao, when publishing an almost full text of Christopher's speech, omitted the point about emigration to Hong Kong. Nevertheless, I think it is as well to sound a warning note about the possible dangers to us of the sort of arguments Warren Christopher was using in order to convince Congress. Perhaps John Weston could reinforce this point, in a low-key way, in Washington.
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(D C Wilson)
RJT McLaren Esq Far Eastern Department
M R Melhuish Esq
North America Department
PJ Weston Esq WASHINGTON
T JB George Esq PEKING
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