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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 723
OF 070121Z MAY 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, LISBON
MACAU.
1. ACCORDING TO THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY, THE FIRST ROUND OF SINO/
PORTUGUESE NEGOTIATIONS ON MACAU IS LIKELY TO OPEN TOWARDS THE END
OF THIS MONTH OR IN EARLY JUNE. THE PORTUGUESE DELEGATION WILL BE
LED BY AMBASSADOR RUI NEDINA (FORMERLY PORTUGUESE PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AT NEW YORK). THE FIRST ROUND WILL TAKE
PLACE IN PEKING. THE CHINESE ARE PRESSING FOR ALL ROUNDS OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS TO TAKE PLACE HERE BUT THE PORTUGUESE WOULD PREFER
AT LEAST SOME TO TAKE PLACE IN LISBON. THE PORTUGUESE EXPECT THE
CHINESE DELEGATION TO BE LED BY VICE MINISTER ZHOU NAN.
2. THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY CONFIRMED THAT SOVEREIGNTY WAS NOT AT
ISSUE: THE NEGOTIATIONS WOULD ADDRESS THE TIMETABLE FOR AND DETAILS
OF TRANSFER OF THE RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATION. THE EMBASSY EXPECTED
THE FIRST ROUND TO LAST ABOUT ONE WEEK AND ARE AT THE MOMENT
OPTIMISTICALLY TALKING OF COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE NEGOTIATIONS IN
8 MONTHS.
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