OCMIAN 1841
CONFIDENTIAL
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FM FCOLN TO HOKON
061700Z JUN
CONFIDENTIAL
41841
GRS 480
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1073
OF 06170OZ JUNE 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
HRK 01111.
IHY
12 JUN 1986
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Jon Taken
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YOUR TELS 1724 AND 1734 AND PEKING TELNOS 963 AND 966: EXCHANGES
WITH THE CHINESE ON THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
1.
(A)
(B)
2.
MINISTERS HAVE NOW AGREED THAT:
OUR EXCHANGES WITH THE CHINESE ON THE STRUCTURE OF
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE TAKEN FORWARD THROUGH A VISIT BY
YOURSELF TO PEKING BETWEEN 29 AUGUST AND 2 SEPTEMBER:
MR RENTON SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN REFERRING TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF THIS INFORMAL VISIT WHEN HE RECEIVES
ZHOU NAN ON 9 JUNE.
WE HOPE THAT TO VOLUNTEER THIS IDEA MIGHT HELP TO
PRE-EMPT ANY SUGGESTION FROM ZHOU ABOUT DEALING WITH THE MATTER
AT JLGIV. IF HE DOES NONETHELESS PRESS FOR THIS, WE HAVE BRIEFED
MR RENTON TO ARGUE ON AGREED LINES AGAINST DISCUSSION IN A JLG
SESSION. WE AGREE THAT MR RENTON SHOULD NOT AT THIS STAGE PUT
FORWARD THE IDEA OF DISCUSSION IN THE MARGINS OF JLGIV: AND THAT
THIS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FURTHER IN THE LIGHT OF THE
MEETING WITH ZHOU.
3.
OUR INITIAL REACTION, HOWEVER, IS THAT THE IDEA OF DISCUSSION IN THE MARGINS OF JLGIV IS NOT AN EASY CONCEPT TO GRASP IN PRACTICAL TERMS, AND MAY NOT BE EASY TO SELL TO THE
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