AS FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE COULD HAVE INFLUENCED THE
SITUATION DURING HIS CHINA VISIT, HIS SIXTH SINCE 1974, THE FORMER PRIKE MINISTER SAID: ''D HAD NO MESSAGE FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. I'M NOT IN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, AND THEY (THE CHINESE) KNOW THAT''.
HE REFUSED FURTHER COMMENT ON THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS.
MR HEATH ARRIVED HERE SUNDAY FOR AN INFORMAL VISIT AND IS TO LEAVE TOMORROW FOR NEW YORK. THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS IS TO BEGIN LATER
THIS MONTH.
EGH/AMC
AFT 131614 GMT SEP 90.
ENDS
YOUDE
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
(REPEATED AS REQULUTED)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
ED/EKD
MR BURROWS
COPIES TO
SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISER
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
NEWS D
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
MR COLES
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING STREET
MR GIFFARD
MR WALKER
RESEARCH D
GOGGS
MR DONALD
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