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DESKBY WASHINGTON 301915Z, PEKING 0101002
FM FCO 301830Z JUN 83
TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1089 OF 30 JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR),
IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR) DESKBY 0101007.
PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM DONALD
HONG KONG: TELECON GOMERSALL/MORRIS (HKD) OF 29 JUNE
REFERS
1. YOU MAY, IF YOU SEE ADVANTAGE, BRING THE STATE DEPARTMENT UP TO DATE AT A SENIOR LEVEL ON THE LINES OF THE BRIEFING I GAVE SIR VICTOR GARLAND CONTAINED IN MY TELNO 215 TO CANBERRA NOW REPEATED IMMEDIATE TO YOU. WOLFOWITZ IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT LEVEL,
BUT WE LEAVE IT TO YOUR DISCRETION TO GO HIGHER.
2.
YOU MAY ADD, IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE:
(A) THAT IMPETUS WAS GIVEN TO THE TALKS BY AN EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND PREMIER ZHAO
EARLIER THIS YEAR:
(B) THAT WE AND THE CHINESE WILL BE ANNOUNCING AT APPROXIMATELY
1230 GMT ON 1 JULY THAT FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES IN SEPTEMBER 1982,
AND
SUBSEQUENT USEFUL EXCHANGES, IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT A SECOND PHASE OF THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WILL BEGIN IN PEKING ON 12 JULY 1983.'
(C) THAT CONTRARY TO PRESS RUMOURS WE HAVE GIVEN NOTHING
AWAY: WE SHALL BE ENTERING SUBSTANTIVE TALKS ON A
BASIS WHICH DOES NOT PREJUDGE THEIR OUTCOME.
4.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE PRIME MINISTER BROUGHT VICE-
PRESIDENT BUSH UP TO DATE IN LONDON LAST WEEK (THERE IS NO RECORD). WE ARE PROVIDING THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH BRIEFING
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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958