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TELNO 297
OF 141440Z APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 496: WU XUEQIAN
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1.
PLEASE TELL THE MFA THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE ACCEPTS
WITH PLEASURE WU'S INVITATION TO LUNCH ON 23 MAY AT THE CHINESE
EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD ESTABLISH
QUICKLY THE EXACT TIMING OF THE PROPOSED MEETING. (STRICTLY FOR
YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE PLAN TO ARRANGE AT LEAST ONE OTHER
MEETING IN BRUSSELS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO REDUCE
THE RISK THAT THE MEETING WITH WU MIGHT SEND THE WRONG SIGNALS TO
HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE.)
2.
NOW THAT THE CHINESE HAVE TAKEN THE BAIT AND PICKED UP
THE REFERENCE IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, WE DO NOT/NOT WANT TO BE PRESSURED BY
THEM INTO ENLARGING ON THE PROPOSED SUBJECT MATTER OF THE
MEETING. IF THEY ASK YOU AGAIN TO ELABORATE
PLEASE SAY THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO WHAT WAS SAID
IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE. IF AND ONLY IF THERE IS ANY
TENDENCY TO IMPLY (AS ZHOU APPEARS TO HAVE DONE IN PARA 5 OF TUR)
THAT THE ISSUE OF THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY
BEEN FULLY AND RECENTLY DISCUSSED DURING VISITS TO PEKING, YOU
HRR O!!!!
KUAN
16 APR 1986
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