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FM FCO 071800Z (APR 83
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 208 OF 7 APRIL
INFO HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)
PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM DONALD
118HON
HONG KONG TELNO 165: BRIEFING THE AUSTRALIANS
1. I AM BOUND TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR. THE
PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE IS TO STOP THE AUSTRALIANS TAKING ANY
ACTION WHICH MIGHT BE UNHELPFUL TO HMG AND TO RECOGNISE THE
IMPORTANT STAKE WHICH THEY HAVE IN HONG KONG, BOTH IN INVESTMENT
AND IN INTELLIGENCE TERMS. WE MUST KEEP THE AUSTRALIANS SWEET.
2. IT SEEMS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD KEEP
IN TOUCH WITH HORNE IN ORDER THAT NOTHING UNHELPFUL IS SAID VIA
AUSTRALIAN CHANNELS TO THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BEFORE ZHAO'S
VISIT.
3. I AGREE ALSO THAT IT WOULD BE ADEQUATE IF YOU WERE TO TELL
DUNN ON HIS RETURN THAT YOU ASSUME HE WAS BRIEFED IN CANBERRA.
YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO ADD IN THE WAY OF EMBROIDERY BUT IT SEEMS
PRUDENT TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY UNTIL WE SEE WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND HMG IS TO BE. BUT
PLEASE LET JOHN MASON COMPLETE HIS BRIEFING FIRST BEFORE EITHER
OF YOU ACT.
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MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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MR GIFFARD
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