OCMIAN 8297
CONFIDENTIAL
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FM FCOLN TO PEKIN
131530Z APR
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 341
OF 131530Z APRIL 87
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TO
548297
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14 APR 1987
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MIPT: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THAILAND: MCLAREN/KE MEETING WE SEE THIS MEETING ESSENTIALLY AS AN OCCASION TO FOLLOW UP THE EXCHANGES BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTERS, IF NECESSARY. IF THE CHINESE HAVE COMMENTS OF SUBSTANCE ON OUR PAPER ON THE COMPOSITION OF LEGCO OR CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OTHER ASPECT OF THE 1987 REVIEW IT WOULD BE BEST TO LET THEM HAVE IT ALL OUT. KE CAN BE RELIED UPON, AS AT JLGVI, TO IMPROVISE WITH GREAT FLUENCY.
WE HAVE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY WHETHER THERE ARE ISSUES RELATED TO THE JLG OR THE BASIC LAW WHICH MCLAREN SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN RAISING. BUT WE CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY TOPICS RIPE FOR DISCUSSION, BEYOND THE FOLLOWING LARGELY PROCEDURAL POINTS: (A) MCLAREN MIGHT SEEK A CHINESE REACTION ON THE TIMING AND
LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED EXPERT TALKS ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER, AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE LIKELY COMPOSITION OF
THE CHINESE SIDE:
(B)
HE MIGHT TRY TO TAKE FORWARD ARRANGEMENTS FOR A MEETING OF BRITISH AND CHINESE LEGAL EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW (OUR TELNO 907 TO HONG KONG,
PARA 2 REFERS).
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER SUGGESTIONS FROM
HONG KONG OR YOURSELVES.
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