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FM FCO 271200Z MAR 84
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 276 OF 27 MARCH
INFO HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 560: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: NON-HONG KONG
BUSINESS
1. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DEVOTE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TIME TO DISCUSSION OF HONG KONG. WE ASSUME THAT THE
CHINESE WILL WISH THE SCOPE OF DISCUSSION OF OTHER MATTERS
TO BE LIMITED. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE PROPOSE TO PREPARE
BRIEFING ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS ON THE FOLLOWING NON-HONG
KONG SUBJECTS:
A) BILATERAL RELATIONS (INCLUDING SHANGHAI CONSULATE,
AIR SERVICES AND CLAIMS):
B) SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS:
C) AFGHANISTAN
D) CAMBODIA:
E) KOREA:
F) MIDDLE EAST
G) EAST-WEST RELATIONS.
2.
GRATEFUL TO KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU THINK THE CHINESE
WILL WISH TO SPEND ON NON-HONG KONG BUSINESS, AND ALSO HOW
MUCH TIME THERE IS LIKELY TO BE FOR ITEMS IN THE PROGRAMME
OTHER THAN MEETINGS AND CALLS.
3. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INDICATION YOU ARE
ABLE TO GIVE ABOUT CHINESE IDEAS ON THE GENERAL SHAPE OF
THE VISIT. AS INDICATED BEFORE WE WOULD HOPE FOR CALLS
ON JI PENGFEI, ZHAO ZIYANG AND IF POSSIBLE DENG XIAOPING
AS WELL AS TALKS WITH WU XUEQIAN.
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