CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 2312
CONFIDENTIAL
ниво!"
ECEIVED ****
02 SEP 1987
OF 0116OOZ SEPTEMBER 87
INDEX
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
023146
MDHOAN 0442
74
се
01/
HONG KONG TELNOS 3246-7: BASIC LAW: CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE: TRILOGY IV
WE TOO FIND THIS SLIGHTLY ODD. SUBJECT TO YOU VIEWS WE SEE SOME ADVANTAGE IN SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE EARLY TO DISPEL ANY IMPRESSION THAT THE LEAK MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE BRITISH SIDE.
10
2=
(A)
(8)
IF YOU AGREE, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD TAKE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS TO THE MFA: -
HOWE
AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE WEN WEI PO ARTICLE WAS NOT (NOT) AN HKG OFFICIAL:
WE GREATLY VALUE OUR CURRENT DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE SIDE ON ISSUES OF CONVERGENCE, AND HOPE THAT THIS CAN CONTINUE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS.
YYYY
MAIN
23
DISTRIBUTION
24
HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
ADDITIONAL
1
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
NNNN