街道
UNCLASSIFIED
SON 38174SZ FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
56 OF 3 FEBRUARY
TELEGRAM NUMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
PRIORITY PEKING
ROUTINE WASHINGTON
UKMIS NEW YORK
CXCEL NATO
FEA 020
-9 FEB 1979
TUP GOPT
MY TEL 33:
SINO PORTUGUESE RELATIONS.
1. THE PRIME MINISTER CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE AT NOON TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT PORTUGAL AND CHINA HAD AGREED TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
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2. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF A JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED TODAY IS AS FOLLOWS:-
BEGINS
"'. THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE
REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL HAVE DECIDED TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
AT AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL AS FROM 8 FEBRUARY 1979 AND TO EXCHANGE
AMBASSADORS WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS.
THE TWO GOVERNMENTS WILL MAINTAIN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IN CONFORM-
STY WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF MUTUAL RESPECT FOR SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, OF NON-INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS, OF EQUALITY, AND OF RECIPROCAL BENEFITS.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC RECOGNISES THE GOVERN- VENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AS THE SCLE LEGAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA, AND TAIWAN AS A CONSTITUENT PART OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC F CHINA. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC DECLARES THAT DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN HAVE BEEN SEVERED SINCE JANUARY 13TS.
THE CHINESE
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