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FM FCO 271722Z MAY 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 401 OF 27 MAY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
FOR GOVERNOR FROM DONALD
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1. WE AGREE WITH THE GENERAL LINE SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM. I HAVE ONLY ONE GLOSS ON (B). SINCE WE DO NOT YET KNOW HOW MINISTERS WILL WISH TO PLAY MATTERS, I SUGGEST THAT WE AVOID EVEN A HINT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A DIRECT 'RESPONSE' TO DENG'S REMARKS TO MR HEATH. THIS THOUGHT WOULD BE COVERED BY REPHRASING (B) AS FOLLOWS:
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'EXPLAIN THAT THE CHANGE OF FCO MINISTERS AND THE
GOVERNMENT'S PREOCCUPATION WITH THE FALKLANDS CRISIS MEAN THAT MINISTERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
FORM DEFINITIVE VIEWS ON THE POINTS WHICH HAVE
BEEN MADE BY CHINESE LEADERS. IN THE MEANTIME WE
ARE STUDYING CAREFULLY WHAT DENG SAID TO MR HEATH.'
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YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A COPY OF A SEPARATE TELEGRAM ADDRESSED TO PEKING WITH OUR VIEWS ON THE HANDLING OF THE HUAN XIANQ EXCHANGES.
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