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FM HONG KONG 201125Z DEC 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1994 OF 20 DECEMBER 1983
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1351: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: MR HAL MILLER,
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1. WE HAVE NO (NO) COLLATERAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MR MILLER'S INFORMATION. WE TOO ARE SCEPTICAL. THE OBVIOUS CHANNEL FOR ANY INFORMAL CONTACTS IN HONG KONG WOULD BE LI JUSHENG RATHER THAN XU JIATUN, SINCE LI IS THE SECOND RANKING MEMBER OF THE
CHINESE NEGOTIATING TEAM. HE HAS DISPLAYED NO INTEREST IN
PURSUING INFORMAL TALKS HERE.
"RY
Lakea
see C040/1 (81)
2. I WOULD IN ANY CASE SEE NO ADVANTAGE IN DISCUSSING MATTERS RELATED TO THE FUTURE WITH XU JIATUN. APART FROM THE RISK OF CONFUSION, IT WOULD GIVE XU FACE TO INVOLVE HIM IN THIS WAY,
AND THAT IS SOMETHING BEST AVOIDED. THOUGH I AGREE THAT HE
HAS RECENTLY BEEN KEEPING A LOWER PROFILE, HE SHOWS DISTINCT
PRO-CONSULAR TENDENCIES WHENEVER THE CHANCE OFFERS.
YOUDE
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MR DONALD
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