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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1988
OF 131715Z DECEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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FOR GOVERNOR FROM WILSON
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YOUR TELNOS 2800-2 AND 2804-5: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
1.
YOUR TALKS WITH JI PENGFEL HAVE CLEARLY BEEN A USEFUL
START ON THE PROCESS OF INFORMED DIALOGUE. I THINK IT WOULD BE
USEFUL NOW TO CONSIDER WHERE WE GO NEXT. NO DOUBT YOU HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING THIS WITH SIR R EVANS DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG.
2.
OUR NEXT MOVE WOULD SEEM TO BE TO FURTHER THE DIALOGUE
WITH LU PING. WE UNDERSTAND HE IS DUE TO GO TO HONG KONG AT
ABOUT THE END OF DECEMBER. LU HAS IN THE PAST PROVED MORE
WILLING TO SPEAK ON CHINESE IDEAS THAN SOME OTHER CHINESE OFFICIALS. FURTHERMORE, HIS POSITION IN THE HIERARCHY AND HIS EXPERTISE, MEAN THAT HIS VIEWS CARRY WEIGHT IN PEKING. IT MIGHT BE VALUABLE FOR THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF POLITICAL ADVISER TO MAKE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO HIM INFORMALLY. INDEED YOU MIGHT WISH
TO DO SO YOURSELF.
3.
IT MIGHT ALSO BE WORTH A TRIAL RUN WITH YOUR IDEA OF CONTRIVING A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH XU JIATUN OVER DINNER WITH A THIRD PARTY, EVEN THOUGH THE CHINESE HAVE NOT YET GIVEN THEIR BLESSING TO THIS AS A MEANS OF DIALOGUE. WHETHER OR NOT PEKING WISH TO USE XU AS A REGULAR CHANNEL, WE SEE ADVANTAGE IN TRYING TO HAVE XU UNDERSTAND US BETTER. THERE MAY ALSO BE A CASE FOR
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