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SIR Y K PAO'S CALL ON THE LORD PRIVY SEAL
1. Sir Y K Pao is calling on the Lord Privy Seal at 1500 hours on Thursday, 1 April. I attach a brief. FED concur. Mr Davies (FED) and I will attend.
2. Sir Y K was last in London in mid-March. On 12 March the Prime Minister named one of his ships and on 16 March he called on he Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Carrington. I attach a copy of the record of the latter call.
3. Sir M MacLehose has suggested to Sir Y K that he should rein back on the loan idea. This was something that had to be played long. I agree. He also points out, rightly, in my view, that if Peking is seriously considering applying to us for a soft loan and linking it to the future of Hong Kong there is plenty of time to consider our response and in any case this should not be handled through an intermediary like Sir Y K.
4.
Since there is very little new to say to Sir Y K since his call on the Secretary of State, I think the Lord Privy Seal should confine himself mainly to listening and to saying he has nothing to add to what has already been said by the Secretary of State and the Chancellor.
31 March 1982
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Private Secretary
Mr Giffard
Mr Davies, FED
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CONFIDENTIAL
R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
I
agree with
the advice. Sui YK
Pao is quite unscrupulous and it is
never
quite clear
clear what is his own
(? wishful) thinking and what is accurate reflection of
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The
an
vrais of the Chinese leaders. I
fear he wier
go on about
The inertation to Gu Mu!
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