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PRL ADD
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA (PERSONAL FOR HIGH COMMISSIONER)
HENO
8
TELEGRAM NUMBER
9
AND TO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA (PERSONAL FOR HIGH
COMMISSIONER)
IMMEDIATE WELLINGTON (PERSONAL FOR HIGH COMMISSIONER)
REPEATED FOR INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR),
PRIORITY HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 580 (NOT TO OTTAWA OR WELLINGTON): FUTURE OF HONG KONG
: BRIEFING THE AUSTRALIANS
1.
.)
You may use the following (on which Ottawa and Wellington
165 may also wish to draw for use with their senior official contacts)
17 to bring Henderson up to date.
18
11.
:
2.
The sixth round of Sino-British talks on 14/15 November was
described in an agreed statement as "useful and constructive".
20 The next round will be on 7/8 December, again in Peking.
21
22
24
3
This session was heavier going than the last. The Chinese
restated their position on matters of principle. Although they
fleshed out some of the details of their proposals for Hong Kong,
it is clear that these are still only rudimentary.
4.
The Chinese said they were ready to hear our views on
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practical
HKD
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
Corten. "
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