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TO TELELETTER FCO
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016/1
OF 110604Z FEBRUARY 88
AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG
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016/1
11 FEBRUARY 1988
FOLLOWING FOR C O HOM ESQ, HEAD OF HKD, FCO
COPIED TO
RD CLIFT ESQ CMG, PA, HONG KONG
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CLIFT'S LETTER OF 2 FEBRUARY: CHINESE INTEREST IN HONG KONG CIVIL
SERVICE
UNFORTUNATELY OUR COPY OF THIS LETTER DID NOT INCLUDE THE
ENCLOSURE. ON THE FACE OF IT
1.
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HOWEVER I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE BEST
TO CHANNEL THE MAJOR EXCHANGES ON CIVIL SERVICE STRUCTURE AND TRAINING FROM CHINA DIRECT TO LONDON, THE MORE SO AS FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT HAVE ALREADY HAD A GOOD DEAL OF CONTACT ON THIS WITH THE
CHINESE EMBASSY AND THERE ARE VARIOUS EXCHANGE VISITS ETC ALREADY IN
HAND
·
2. THE POSITION ON FOLLOW-UP TO MARGINAL EXCHANGES ON THIS SUBJECT
DURING JLG VIII WAS REFERRED TO IN MY LETTER OF 7 DECEMBER LAST TO
RIORDAN IN FED COPIED TO KEITH SHIPLEY (BUT NOT
(BUT NOT, I AM AFRAID, TO GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH OR THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE). THE
ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED AT THAT STAGE WAS THAT HARNAM GREWAL SHOULD
SEND ANY SUITABLE INFORMATION HE COULD FIND TO MADAME ZHANG IN
LONDON, THUS GETTING THINGS BACK ON TO THE MAIN TRACK AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, WHETHER AND IF SO WHEN ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS.
SIGNED.. ..ALYSON J K BAILES
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