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TELEGRAM NUMBER 30 OF 12 JANUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
JANUARY
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MYTELNO 1130 PARA 121 PAO AND THE FUTURE OF HONGKONG.
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1. PAO HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT HE SAW GU MU AND HUANG HUA TOGETHER IN TOKYO. THEY REPEATED COMMENTS MADE IN PEKING ABOUT SINO/US RELATIONS (A BOMB THAT COULD GO OFF' -HUANG), AND CHINESE WILLINGNESS TO EXPAND ORDERS FROM THE UK IN RETURN FOR A LOAN | ( 1 BILLION US DOLLARS - GU MU)
2. GU MU SAID HE HAD BEEN THINKING OVER PAO'S REMARKS ABOUT HONG
KONG AND AGREED THAT SOME SOLUTION MUST BE FOUND BUT THE QUESTION OF SOVEREIGNTY WAS ALL IMPORTANT.HUANG HUA SAID 'IT IS FOR THE BRITISH NOT US TO SUGGEST A SOLUTION, BUT LET THEM MAKE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS NOT JUST ONE'
3. PAO STILL THINKS THE REFERENCES TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG ARE RELATED TO PROPOSALS FOR TRADE AND A LOAN, AND TO DISENCHANTMENT
WITH THE US
4. HE CLAIMED THEY ASKED HIM TO ACT AS INTERMEDIARY, TO SPEAK TO
THE P.M., AND LET THEM HAVE SUGGESTIONS. HE COMMENTED THAT DENG'S
POSITION WAS FAR SHORT OF SECURE AND SO ANY SUGGESTIONS MUST
TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS.
5. I DID NOT COMMENT, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE ABOVE COINCIDES WITH WHAT HE SAID TO THE P.M.
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6. HE WILL PROBABLY BE VISITING PEKING AGAIN IN MID FEBRUARY. 7. PEOPLE LIKE PAO WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THE LEADERSHIP AND CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY AND INFORMALLY WITHOUT ANYONE BEING COMMITTED HAVE A USEFUL PART TO PLAY. CERTAINLY TTHEY HAVE HELPED TO BRING HOME TO THE CHINESE THE REALITY OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS, AND I HAVE ENCOURAGED THEM TO DO SO. THEY MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO THROW SOME LIGHT ON CHINESE VIEWS ON A SOLUTION
IF THESE DEVELOP. SO WE MUST KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THEM
8. BUT I SUGGEST WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION
THAT ONE OF THEM IS A CHOSEN VESSEL (PAO WILL CLAIM TO BE IN
ANY CASE). SIR Y K KAN WILL BE PAYING ANOTHER PRIVATE VISIT TO PEKING
THE END OF APRIL, AND NEARER THE TIME WE SHALL CONSIDER
HOW TO MAKE SURE HE CAN CROSS CHECK ON PAO'S INFORMATION.
MACLEHOSE
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