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PP PEKING
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FM FCO 21735Z AUG 83
SECRET
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 554 OF 22 AUGUST
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG AND ROUTINE UKMIS NEW YORK
FOLLOWING FROM FED
(457
YOUR TELNO 779 AND UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 699: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
WU XUEQIAN'S VISIT TO THE UN
1.
WE AGREE THAT THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN TRYING TO
ARRANGE A BILATERAL MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN IN NEW YORK.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S NEW YORK VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR
25-30 SEPTEMBER. THE PROGRAMME FOR BILATERALS IS TO BE
DISCUSSED WITHIN THE FCO LATER THIS MONTH AFTER WHICH WE SHALL
BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU FURTHER. AT THIS STAGE WE DO NOT THINK
WE SHOULD ASK WU TO STOP OVER IN LONDON ON HIS WAY BACK FROM
WASHINGTON (ABOUT 15 OCTOBER): SIR P CRADOCK CONCURS WITH
THIS VIEW.
See MICK040/4 (1015)
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