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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1617 OF 14 AUGUST
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FOR GOVERNOR FROM CRADOCK
YOUR TELNO 2338: FUTURE EGRET: WHITE PAPER ON THE OUTCOME OF
THE NEGOTIATIONS
1. WE DO INTEND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MAJOR
BRIEFING EXERCISE IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLICATION OF AN AGREEMENT
DIRECTED IN PART AT FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESS INTERESTS.
(SEE PART I, SECTION H OF THE FLOW CHART IN OUR TELNO 1580). WE
ARE AT PRESENT DRAWING UP PLANS COVERING ALL THREE OF THE MAIN
TARGET AREAS FOR BRIEFING (FOREIGN INTERESTS, THE MEDIA AND
PARLIAMENTARIANS) AND HOPE TO DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU SOON.
2. OUR PRELIMINARY THINKING IS THAT WE SHALL NEED TO DIRECT OUR
MAJOR EFFORT AT THE RELATIVELY LIMITED NUMBER OF CAPITALS WHERE
REACTIONS TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IN POLITICAL AND BUSINESS
CIRCLES WOULD HAVE A REAL IMPACT ON OPINION IN HONG KONG ITSELF.
THESE ARE WASHINGTON AND TOKYO ABOVE ALL, THE OLD COMMONWEALTH
CAPITALS, COMMUNITY CAPITALS, THE INSTITUTIONS BASED IN NEW YORK,
BRUSSELS AND GENEVA, ASEAN CAPITALS AND ONE OR TWO OTHER ASIAN
CAPITALS SUCH AS SEOUL. WE SHOULD BE SEEKING TO STIMULATE
POSITIVE COMMENT BY GOVERNMENT FIGURES, BUT ALSO (PERHAPS EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT) BY REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
INTERESTS. A SECOND WAVE OF MORE GENERALISED BRIEFING WOULD BE
DIRECTED AT A WIDER SPREAD OF CAPITALS, INCLUDING THOSE OF MANY
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
3.
WE AGREE THAT THERE WILL NEED TO BE THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE
COORDINATION WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES. THIS CAN
PROBABLY BEST BE WORKED OUT ON THE GROUND AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL
BE SENT ACCORDINGLY. WE SHALL KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH YOUR
LONDON OFFICE.
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