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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1991 OF 15 JULY
INFO PEKING HONG KONG (PERSONAL)
YOUR TALKS WITH SHULTZ: HONG KONG
1. YOU EXPLAINED TO SHULTZ THAT OUR TALKS WITH THE CHINESE HAD NOW ENTERED THE SECOND PHASE. THEY WERE BOUND TO BE DIFFICULT. THE CHINESE PRINCIPAL PREOCCUPATION WAS SOVEREIGNTY, BUT THEY NOW HAD SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT WAS THAT CREATED CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG AND ENABLED THE PLACE TO TICK. SHULTZ ENDORSED THAT VIEW. HE CITED A CORPORATE LAW CASE IN THE UNITED STATES INVOLVING CHINA IN WHICH THE CHINESE HAD NOT BEGUN TO COMPREHEND HOW THINGS
SHOULD BE MANAGED.
2. YOU EMPHASISED TO SHULTZ THE NEED FOR CONFIDENTIALITY IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE, SAYING THAT WE LOOKED TO THE US FOR COMPLETE DISCRETION.
WRIGHT
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
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MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
MR BURROWS
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
LEGAL ADVISERS
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