CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 020/14
Y
TOP Q DIST ?
2
114036
MDHIAN 5738
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 22120OZ FCO
TELNO 1660
OF 22113OZ MAY 89
INFO DESKBY 230001Z PEKING
SITUATION IN CHINA: LIAISON WITH HEAD OF NCNA
1. UNLESS YOU OR PEKING SEE OBJECTION I PROPOSE TO ASK XU JIATUN
TO CALL TOMORROW AFTERNOON (23 MAY) FOR A PRIVATE TALK TO ASK HIM
ABOUT THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
2. I RECOGNISE THAT THIS IS NOT LIKELY TO PRODUCE ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL FROM XU. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT WILL GIVE ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT OVER TO XU DIRECTLY THE POINT (WHICH HE WILL PRESUMABLY ALREADY BE PASSING TO PEKING) THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING EVENTS IN CHINA WITH GREAT CONCERN. WHILE THIS POINT IS OBVIOUS ENOUGH IN ITSELF, IT MAY ALSO BE IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE, AT A LATER STAGE, TO LET IT BE KNOWN, EITHER PUBLICLY, OR WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE, THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO XU IN THIS WAY I HAVE IN MIND PARTICULARLY EVIDENCE OF SOME CONCERN AT MIDDLE TO SENIOR LEVELS
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE THAT THE HKG SHOULD NOT/NOT BE TOTALLY SIDE-
LINED IN THE PRESENT SITUATION.
·
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 23010OZ TO ENABLE ME TO PASS
AN INVITATION IN THE MORNING.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
48
LIMITED
HKD
FED
PUSD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
48
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
PAGE
1
CONFIDENTIAL
Page 105Page 106
R130%
Miss Magen
Nothing
m HK
ERI