CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 183
OF 01070OZ AUGUST 89
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, LISBON, PEKING, BTC HONG KONG
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SINO-PORTUGUESE RELATIONS
I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR LISBON TO MAKE USE OF THEIR CONTACTS ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS. MACAU REMAINS A POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IN PORTUGUESE DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THIS MIGHT AFFECT PORTUGAL'S NEGOTIATING STANCE.
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I DOUBT IF THERE IS A GREAT DEAL FOR US TO LEARN FROM PORTUGUESE EXPERIENCE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS SINCE WE ARE SOME WAY AHEAD OF THEM, BUT I SUSPECT RAMOS IS PROBABLY THE BEST SOURCE OF DETAIL, MUCH OF WHICH I SUSPECT IS NOT REPORTED TO, OR LITTLE UNDERSTOOD, IN LISBON. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM MORE FREQUENTLY
HIS ONCE HE SETTLES IN MACAU. PREVIOUSLY HE HAS SPENT MUCH OF TIME IN LISBON. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER CATARINO IS TO BE IN MACAU ON A LONG TERM BASIS. IF NOT, HE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A USEFUL CONTACT FOR THE EMBASSY IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ANY CASE FOR HIM TO MEET OUR NEW SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE IF THIS CAN BE ARRANGED.
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IN ADDITION TO THE CONTACTS YOU HAVE MENTIONED, I ALSO THINK IT IMPORTANT THAT WHEN SBTC VISITS MACAU HE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY WELL BRIEFED TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS IN THE JLG WITH THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU. WE CAN ARRANGE APPROPRIATE BRIEFING HERE AS NECESSARY.
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