GRS 150
UNCLASSIFIED
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 366
OF 220537Z MAY 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, LISBON
MY TELNO.345 (NOT TO LISBON):
MACAU.
1. THE CHINESE PRESS REPORTS TODAY (21 MAY) THE TEXT OF A
PRESS COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON 20 MAY ACCOUNCING THAT TALKS ON
MACAU WILL BEGIN IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE.
2. THE FULL TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE IS AS FOLLOWS
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL HAVE DECIDED THROUGH
FRIENDLY CONSULTATIONS TO BEGIN TALKS IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE
1996 IN BEIJING ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE QUESTION OF MACAO, WHICH
IS A QUESTION LEFT OVER FROM HISTORY. THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION
OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS ZHOU NAN, VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFARIS, AND THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION OF THE PORTUGUESE
GOVERNMENT IS AMBASSADOR RUY BARBOSA MEDINA.
EVANS
.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
Me Woo
W
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR WILSON
HKR02013
RECE
DELA
INDEX
- 5 JUN 1986
TRY
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