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resist Soviet expansionism.
To persuade HMG to work for
greater European and NATO cohesion and to adopt more radical
North/South policies aimed at reducing Soviet penetration
of the Third World.“
2.
To persuade HMG of Chinese political stability and
of the prospect of continuity for China's current 'open
door' economic policy.
3.
To achieve progress towards the re-establishment
of Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong without jeopardising
the Territory's prosperity.
4.
To secure aid or concessionary finance in support
of British involvement in China's economic modernisation.
5.
To obtain HMG's support for the further development
of economic cooperation between China and Hong Kong.
6.
To obtain HMG's support for the maintenance of
Democratic Kampuchea's credentials at the United Nations
and to secure political support for the recently formed
coalition of anti-Vietnamese forces in Cambodia.