AI WE TALKED ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE RESISTANCE IN KAMPUCHEA TO INCLUDE A WIDER RANGE OF RESISTANCE LEADERS AND TO BECOME IN ESSENCE A UNITED FRONT. 1 SAID THAT THE BRITISH VERNMENT WOULD GREATLY WELCOME THIS SINCE THE VERY FACT OF BROADENING THE RESISTANCE WOULD GAIN INCREASING SUPPORT IN THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR THAT UNITED FRONT.
Qt DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE ESTIMATION OF POL POT HIMSELF BETWEEN THE UK AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT?
Ar WELL I THINK ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE DERECOGNISED POL POT AS THE GOVERNMENT OF KAMPUCHEA. SO FAR WE HAVE MAINTAINED OUR AGREEMENT TO THE SEATING OF THE POL POT REGIME IN THE UNITED NATIONS. WE DO THIS OUT OF REGARD FOR ASEAN AND
BECAUSE WE DO NOT WISH TO GIVE COMFORT TO THE SOVIET UNION BY ANY INDICATION THAT WE SUPPORT HENG SAMRIN. BUT OF COURSE IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH EASIER FOR US IN THE FUTURE IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO BROADEN THE RESISTANCE TO INCLUDE A GREAT MANY OTHERS THAN POLPOT.
HONG KONG
Q: YOU SAID THAT DENG REPEATED WITH EVEN GREATER EMPHASIS ASSURANCE THAT INVESTORS IN HONG KONG COULD
SET THEIR HEARTS AT EASE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY EVEN GREATER EMPHASIS? WAS IT DIFFERENT WORDING THAN BEFORE?
A: HE SAID THE INVESTORS HAVE NOTHING WHATEVER TO WORRY HE REPEATED IT WITH GREAT EMPHASIS AND NKDE IT ABSOLUTELY PLAIN THAT HE WAS SPEAKING WITH THE FULL AUTHORITY OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THAT HE CONSIDERED THAT THAT ASSURANCE WAS ADEQUATE TO SET AT REST ANY DOUBT THERE MIGHT BE IN HONG KONG
ABOUT..
Qs DID YOU TRY AND OUTLINE TO HIM THAT THE INVESTORS AND THE BUSINESS WORLD MIGHT SEEK SOMETHING MORE THAN ASSURANCES AND MIGHT WISH EARLY ON TO SEE A MORE SUBSTANTIVE NEGOTIATION?
A1 I HAD OF COURSE FULLY EXPLAINED THE POSITION TO THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ASSURANCE WHICH HE WAS GIVING WAS A FULL ASSURANCE, AND I KNOW THAT IT INCLUDED IN THE CHINESE VIEW THE POINT THAT YOU HAVE JUST MENTIONED. CHINESE FEEL THAT INVESTORS IN HONG KONG HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I THINK THAT IS A SATISFACTORY STATEMENT.
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