OCMIAN 1773
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DD 06010OZ HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
051045Z DEC
GRS 250
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TO DESKBY 060100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 1920
OF 051045Z DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVED IN ALUSTAT
10 DEC 1985
YOUR TELS NOS 2728-9 AND PEKING TELNO 1789: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY
STATE COUNCILLOR JI PENGFEI
1.
EMASCULATION WAS NOT OUR INTENTION. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT A SENIOR LEVEL TO THE CHINESE, AND WE AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE PLAINLY. THE RECORD WILL PROBABLY
BE WIDELY READ IN CHINA, INCLUDING BY OTHER LEADERS, AND WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHAT YOU SAY DOES GET OVER CLEARLY OUR INTENTION TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE, AND ALSO IS NOT SUCH AS TO PROVOKE VIOLENT CHAUVINISTIC REACTIONS
WHICH WOULD DO MORE TO HINDER THAN HELP FUTURE BUSINESS.
2.
WITH THESE AIMS IN MIND WE THINK PARAS 1-13 OF YOUR SPEAKING NOTE ARE BROADLY RIGHT. BUT WE STILL HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT
WHETHER PARA 14 ROUNDS OFF THE POINTS WE WISH TO MAKE IN THE
BEST POSSIBLE WAY. WE THINK THAT THE ARGUMENTS IN IT NEED
ELABORATION, AND THAT THEY CAN BE EXPRESSED IN A WAY LESS LIKELY
TO PRODUCE A NEGATIVE REACTION. MIFT CONTAINS A SUGGESTED
REDRAFT FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPEAKING NOTE.
3. WE AGREE THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW IN THE JLG. BUT
THIS IS NOT UNEXPECTED, AND WE VERY MUCH AGREE WITH COMMENTS IN
PEKING TUR. THE JLG HAS ONLY MET TWICE. THE NECESSITY OF HAVING
ONLY THREE MEETINGS A YEAR WITH NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE LEADERS ON
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