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MDHIAN 3114
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 12110OZ FCO
TELNO 135
OF 12095OZ JANUARY 88
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 83: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: WHITE PAPER:
PAPER FOR THE CHINESE
IN PROPOSING THAT THE PAPER INCLUDE A COVERING NOTE OUTLINING THE
OTHER MAIN CONTENTS OF THE WHITE PAPER, WE WERE OF COURSE, FOLLOWING THE FORMAT OF THE PAPER HANDED OVER IN MARCH LAST
YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DRAFTING OF THE GREEN PAPER. WE WERE
ALSO CONSCIOUS THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT WELCOME (AND INDEED EXPECT)
SOME INFORMAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW WILL BE
GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT WHICH I GAVE TO
ZHOU NAN AND LI HOU LAST DECEMBER. I WOULD NOT SEE THIS AS BEING
QUOTE COMPREHENSIVE PRIOR CONSULTATION UNQUOTE BUT CONFIRMATION
OF THE ADVANCE WARNING WE HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THEM ABOUT THE GENERAL
CONTENT OF THE PAPER.
2. IN VIEW OF THE PROBLEMS SUCH AN APPROACH WOULD CAUSE YOU. HOWEVER
I AM CONTENT NOT TO INCLUDE A COVERING PAPER BUT, INSTEAD ΤΟ PROVIDE HMA PEKING WITH AN APPROPRIATE DEFENSIVE BRIEF IN CASE THE
CHINESE ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER ASPECTS OF THE WHITE PAPER. WE
ARE NOW WORKING ON A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED
IN PARA 3 OF TUR, AND WILL AIM TO SEND THIS TO YOU TOMORROW.
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