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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1248
OF 280712Z JUNE 89
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JEG HONG KONG, LISBON
SINO-PORTUGUESE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
1. THE PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON ME ON 28 JUNE. VALERIO WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW WE HAD TOLD THE CHINESE THAT WE INTENDED TO POSTPONE THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JLG. HE GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PORTUGUESE MIGHT WELL WANT TO TAKE SIMILAR ACTION.
2. I TOOK VALERIO THROUGH THE TEXT OF YOUR MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN AND GAVE HIM A COPY ON A PERSONAL BASIS. VALERIO ASKED WHAT REACTION WE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE CHINESE. I POINTED HIM IN THE DIRECTION OF JI PENGFEI'S STATEMENT OF 22 JUNE (MY TELNO 1201).
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