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FM PEKING 150413Z FEB 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 197 OF 15 FEBRUARY.
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TEL NO 263 TỪ HỒNG KONG HONG KONG AREEMENT: RATIFICATION.
1. 1. AGREE WITH THE APPROACH OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 2 SEMICOLON AND ALSO WITH THE LINE YOU SUGGEST MIGHT TAKE IN PARAGRAPHS 4. 5 AND 6.
2. ZHOU NAN HAS INVITED WESTERN AMBASSADORS TO VISIT A VILLAGE. ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PEKING WITH HIM TOMORROW, 16 FEBRUARY, TO SEE HOW THE PEASANTS ARE PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
1. HAVE ACCEPTED HIS INVITATION. I AM SURE THAT HE WILL MENTION HONG KONG TO ME. I SUSPECT THAT HE WILL PRESS ME, AS HE HAS PRESSED THOMSON, FOR OUR EARLY VIEWS ABOUT THE COMPOSITON OF AND FUNCTIONING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND I THINK IT POSSIBLE THAT HE WILL ASK ME ABOUT THE TIMING OF RATIFICATION. I SHALL SAY NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE ON EITHER SUBJECT. 1. PROPOSE, HOWEVER, TO HANT TO HIM THAT WE SHALL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ON EACH BEFORE TOO LONG. SHALL NOT PRESS HIM FOR CHINESE VIEWS ABOUT THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. AS A MATTER OF TACTICS, I THINK IT BETTER THAT WE SHOULD GET IN FIRST.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
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PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR WILSON
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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