CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2311
OF 01160OZ SEPTEMBER 87
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVEUN HE
02 SEP 1937
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MDHOAN 0441
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See 13
HONG KONG TEL NOS 3246-7: BASIC LAW: GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE: TRILOGY IV
CONVERGENCE OF
1. WE TOO FIND THIS SLIGHTLY ODD. SUBJECT TO YOUR 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.
2. IF YOU AGREE, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD TAKE AN EARLY OPPORT- UNITY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS TO THE MFA:-
(A) AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE, THE SOURCE OF THE WEN WEI PO
ARTICLE WAS NOT (NOT) AN HKG OFFICIAL:
(8) 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.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
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RESEARCH (FE)
DEP HD/PUSD
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PS/MR EGGAR
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