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SIDE APPRECIATE THE RISKS DESCRIBED. IT IS TOO EARLY TO GET
INTO A FORMAL EXCHANGE ON ISSUES OF THIS COMPLEXITY AND
SENSITIVITY TO BOTH SIDES.
HOWEVER, HMG WOULD WARMLY WELCOME A CONTINUING INFORMAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON FUTURE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT NEITHER SIDE HAVE AT THIS STAGE PRE-CONCEIVED AND FIXED IDEAS AND BOTH WILL HAVE TO HAVE REGARD TO WHAT WILL MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG. ALREADY A VARIETY OF CHANNELS. VISITS BY SENIOR CHINESE LEADERS, AS CHINESE SIDE MUST KNOW, WOULD BE A WELCOME ADDITION. PA STANDS READY TO TRAVEL TO PEKING TO BRIEF AS NECESSARY ON WHERE WE
HAVE REACHED IN THE PROCESS.
8. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOUR REACTIONS TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS TELEGRAM DESKBY 190030Z SO THAT I MAY CLEAR THE RESULTING LINE WITH EXCO. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL, ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT, IF WE COULD HAVE YOUR AUTHORITY TO MAKE A SIMILAR MOVE HERE. BOYD IS LUNCHING WITH QIAO ZONGHUAI AND JI SHAOXIANG TOMORROW AND A MESSAGE ON THE ABOVE LINES WOULD FOLLOW NATURALLY FROM OUR PROPOSED SIGNAL THAT WE WOULD WELCOME A VISIT TO HONG KONG BY JI PENGFEI SEMICOLON AND OUR RESPONSE TO PROPOSALS NCNA HAVE BEEN PUTTING TO US ABOUT PARTICIPATION BY GOVERNMENT
OFFICERS IN THE BLCC.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED ·
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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