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OCMIAN 1212
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
171630Z JUN
GRS 290
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1626
OF 171630Z JUNE 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
YOUR TELNO 2313: TRANSIT OF HONG KONG BY CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER 1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE LINE WHICH YOU PROPOSE TO TAKE WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER (YOUR TELNOS 2260-1 AND MY TELNO 1587). HOWEVER HE HAS SOME DOUBTS ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEERING TO WU AS MUCH AS YOU PROPOSE IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 2261 ABOUT OUR POSSIBLE CONCLUSIONS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW. HE FEARS THAT THIS COULD GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HAVE ALL ALONG THOUGHT THAT THIS SHOULD OR WOULD BE THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW. HE THEREFORE SUGGESTS THAT YOU VOLUNTEER
IF AS IS ONLY AS FAR AS QUOTE TO FORM ANY CONCLUSION UNQUOTE.
THERE QUITE LIKELY YOU ARE PRESSED FOR OUR INITIAL REACTION, WOULD BE MUCH LESS OBJECTION IN YOUR USING THE REST OF THE PARA
IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PASS ON HIS PERSONAL GOOD WISHES TO WU. YOU SHOULD SAY THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS MOST GRATEFUL FOR WU'S MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION, TO WHICH HE IS REPLYING SEPARATELY. PLEASED THAT, FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION, HE IS ABLE TO CONTINUE HIS CONTACTS WITH WU AS FOREIGN SECRETARY.
HE IS VERY
HE SETS
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