7.
SEA.
WE THEREFORE SEEM TO BE BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED THAT IF WE CANNOT REACH AGREEMENT
H MCL WITHOUT PAYING A ROYALTY THEN WE MUST INVOKE THE ESCAPE
AUSE AND FACE THE POLITICAL FALLOUT. 1 HAVE SOME REASON TO HOPE
THAT WE MAY GET AWAY WITHOUT TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CHINESE. I SPOKE TO THE NCNA IN MAY, PRINCIPALLY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT, IF EXCAVATION IN DEEP BAY WERE TO GO AHEAD, FOR THREE YEARS STARTING IN 1987 THERE WOULD BE UNUSUAL ACTIVITY (DREDGING AND BARGE TRAFFIC) IN DEEP BAY. I ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDICATE (OBLIQUELY) THAT THE BORROW AREA WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BAY. LI RUOHE, TO WHOM I SPOKE, WAS VISIBLY PLEASED TO SEE
THE LOCATION OF THE BORROW AREA AND EXPRESSED HIMSELF PERSONALLY CONTENT WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED. IN HIS LATER MORE FORMAL RESPONSE
HE SAID SIMPLY THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS WORK AND UNDERSTOOD THAT DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WERE BEING HELD BETWEEN US AND CHINA RESOURCES. THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS
THE RIGHT CHANNEL. LI'S INITIAL REACTION WAS THUS ENCOURAGING.
THE LATER RESPONSE IS MORE DIFFICULT TO READ BUT COULD MEAN THAT THE SHENZHEN POSITION DOES NOT HAVE NONA'S BACKING.
8.
WE MUST THEREFORE KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. 1 SHALL KEEP YOU POSTED. MEANWHILE, IF YOU OR PEKING HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY WOULD BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED.
SIGNED R.N. PEIRCE
YYYY
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Realignment of Sherghen Buen
fr. m/s. minute of 14 xi 86
to
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ague your proposed
answers (a) & (6)
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remors the
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passages wither troch to in
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whatever theoretical arguunt there is
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need
for decision
a
eceptances, but proposing
proovical regime.
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INDEX
ACSISTRY
Action Taken
Mr Fifoot is in Strasbourg all thik
week returning next Monday.
Could you re-submit these papers
to him then.
Aur Jaster
17.11.
PA/Paul Fifoot
3
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Sepants mint
No fifort (OR) supert miff
Rutiful for your comments on trying
alte. I
to locate
a copy of the between the 4 thoughen
of the 1982 agreemed
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24.11.8
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