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NEGOTIABLE, THAT CHINA WILL NOT/NOT TOLERATE ANY BRIT RULE AFTER
1997, THAT TRANSITION PERIOD IS MEANT TO APPLY TO PERIOD UP TO
1997 AND THAT ANY QUESTION PERTAINING TO HKONG AFTER 1997 IS
REGARDED AS MATTER FOR CHINESE ONLY.
3.OUR SOURCES,
CONFIRM THAT THINGS ARE NOT/NOT GOING WELL ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS
ARE IN NO/NO WAY RELATED TO CRADDOCKS POSSIBLE DEPARTURE.IT
APPEARS THAT CHINESE ARE BEING ADAMANT THAT NO/NO SUBSTANTIVE
DISCUSSIONS CAN TAKE PLACE WITHOUT BRIT ACCEPTANCE OF CHINESE
SOVEREIGNTY OVER ALL OF HKONG (NOT/NOT JUST AREA COVERED BY
LEASE), IE SOVEREIGNTY IS NOT/NOT NEGOTIABLE.WE BELIEVE BRIT
POSITION IS THAT VALIDITY OF TREATIES CEDING HKONG TO BRITAIN
IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION BUT THEY ARE NOT/NOT PREPARED TO CONCEDE
THAT THIS IS NOT/NOT NEGOTIABLE.NO/NO EVIDENCE YET AS TO HOW
IMPASSE WILL BE BROKEN.MATTER FURTHER COMPLICATED BY FACT
THAT TO DATE CHINESE SIDE HAS BEEN LED BY YAO GUANG, FORMER
PRC AMB TO FRANCE.APPARENTLY BRITS ARE SINGULARLY UNIMPRESSED.
USA COLLEAGUE SAYS USA EMR PARIS HAD VERY LOW OPINION OF YAO
GUANG DURING HIS STAY THERE.
4.SECOND EVENT CAUSING CONCERN IS THAT REPORTED EARLIER, VIZ
POLICE INSPECTORS CONSIDERING PETITION TO BRIT GOVT FOR RIGHT
OF ABODE.RUMOUR (APPARENTLY UNTRUE) IS THAT UK GOVT HAS
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