OCMIAN 8035
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DD 03050OZ PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO PEKIN
02140OZ JUN
GRS 217
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TO DESKBY 030500Z PEKING
TELNO 532
OF 02140OZ JUNE 87
AND TO IMMEDIATE BRUSSELS
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1UU1: HONG KONG AND THE CCC
1. WE ARE CONTENT FOR THE CHINESE TO RETAIN THEIR WORDING IN THE
ANTE-PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF THEIR SPEAKING NOTE.
PLEASE INFORM THE CHINESE.
2. BRUSSELS. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CHINESE MFA WILL NOW
SEND INSTRUCTIONS TO THEIR EMBASSY, PLEASE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
LIAISING WITH YOUR CHINESE COUNTERPART WITH A VIEW TO TAKING
PARALLEL ACTION WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CCC DURING THE
WEEK BEGINNING 8 JUNE. OBVIOUSLY THE EARLIER THE APPROACH IS
MADE IN THAT WEEK THE BETTER IT WOULD BE FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW
AS TIME IS GETTING SHORT IF ACTION AT THE COUNCIL MEETING IN
OTTAWA IS DECIDED UPON. ALL THE MATERIAL YOU SHOULD REQUIRE TO
MAKE THE APPROACH TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT
TO YOU: BACKGROUND (OUR TELNO 117), SPEAKING NOTE (OUR TELNO 118
AS AMENDED BY HONG KONG TELNO 2U46) AND TEXT OF UK DECLARATION
(OUR TELNO 119). PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN A DATE FOR THE APPROACH
HAS BEEN DECIDED UPON.
HOWE
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