GP 180
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENT PAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 564
OF 220435Z FEBRUARY 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, LISBON
FOR WILSON FROM BOYD.
FUTURE OF MACAU.
WE
WITH THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OUT OF THE WAY, ARE NATURALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE KICK-OFF DATE FOR THE MACAU NEGOTIATIONS. FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, ALEXANDRE HO OF THE MACAU LEGISLATURE TOLD ME THIS WEEK THAT THEY WERE ALREADY INFORMALLY UNDER WAY. WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED ONE OR TWO FEELERS FROM MACAU ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL ADVICE FROM HONG KONG.
2. THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE IMPORTANT TO US FOR WELL-KNOWN PEASONS (OUR TELNO 1397 OF 1985 AND YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH SALGUEIRO IN JULY). WE ACCEPT THAT THE PACE WILL BE SET IN LISBON (YOUR LETTEP OF 10 OCTOBER TO ME, NOT TO ALL) AND THAT IS IS IMPORTANT NOT TO CROSS WIRES. WE MUST NEVERTHELESS KEEP OURSELVES CLOSELY INFORMED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS: WE NEED TO CONSIDER WITH WHOM TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN MACAU AND ON WHAT BASIS: AND INDEED WHETHER THERE ARE POINTS TO FEED IN LOCALLY.
3. WE SHOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE APPROACHES WHEN YOU AND PETER THOMSON ARE IN HONG KONG FOR THE JLG, NE. 6-16 MARCH, AND WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD GIVE THIS SOME PRIOR THOUGHT.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HKO FED
MR. WILSON
HKK 020/3
HIVED IN REGISTRY
24 FEB 1986
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