GRS 150
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
DESBKY 11083OZ OCT 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 148 OF 11/10/83
AND TO PRIORITY FCO
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YOUR TEL NO 585: LORD RHODES
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ALCLVED IN NEGISTRY 14JCT 1983
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1. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SUBJECT OF HONG KONGWAS
MEILEA
PA
노
RAISED WITH LORD RHODES IN ANY FORMAL WAY WHILE HE WAS IN PEKING.
BUT HE HIMSELF CHOSE TO BUTTONHOLE LUO JIAHUAN FOR TEN MINUTES
AT THE END OF A BANQUET WHICH HE GAVE ON 6 OCTOBER AND LECTURE
HIM ON THE SUBJECT IN A RAMBLING WAY. LUO UNDERSTOOD HIM TO SAY
THAT HE GENERALLY ACCEPTED THE CHINESE CASE. WE
UNDERSTOOD HIM TO BE STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING
CAREFULLY TO THE BRITISH NEGOTIATING TEAM.
2. LORD RHODES' MAIN TALKS WERE WITH THE
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES. MME WU WENYING, THE MINISTER, WAS THE MAIN GUEST AT HIS BANQUET.
3. CLAIRE STUBBS, WHO WILL HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY
ON A COURIER RUN, WAS EMBASSY LIAISON OFFICER FOR LORD RHODES' PARTY WHILE HE WAS HERE. YOU MAY LIKE TO CHECK ANY FURTHER DETAILS
WITH HER.
4. WE CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO SPEAK TO LORD RHODES
AS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR.
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Action Taken
ICH.
CLARK
LIMITED
HRD
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PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/ MR LUCE PS/ MR WHITNEY
PS/ PUS
MR GIFFARD MR DONALD
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