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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 323
OF 150753Z DECEMBER 89
OPY
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA INFO PRIORITY WELLINGTON
YOUR TELNO 155 (NOT TO ALL): BRIEFING
1.
YOUR TUR SUGGESTED WE MIGHT TAKE ON THE BRIEFING EXERCISE. WE
ARE HAPPY TO DO SO.
2.
WE AGREE IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO AMALGAMATE THE BRIEFING TELEGRAMS. WE ROUTINELY BRIEF THE AMERICANS, AUSTRALIANS, NEW ZEALANDERS AND CANADIANS HERE IN HONG KONG IN DETAIL AFTER EVERY SESSION (AS WELL AS THE FRENCH, GERMANS AND JAPANESE). THERE IS LITTLE ARISING FROM THIS MEETING WHICH WE WOULD REGARD AS ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE AND WE THEREFORE SEE NO NEED FOR A DIFFERENT BRIEFING FOR THE INTELLIGENCE ALLIES IN CAPITALS. IF THERE IS SUCH MATERIAL IN FUTURE WE CAN ALWAYS REVERT TO TWO TELEGRAMS.
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MR MCLAREN
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TELNO 155
OF 1414OOZ DECEMBER 89
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING
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HKC03126
78
122071
MDHOAN 9721
JLG XIV: BRIEFING TELEGRAM
1.
THE STANDARD BRIEFING TELEGRAMS ON THE JLG MEETING WILL NEED
TO ISSUE SOON CALONG THE LINES OF MY TELNOS 1821 TO WASHINGTON
AND 821 TO TOKYO OF 4 OCTOBER).
2. WE HAVE BEEN THINKING FOR SOME TIME THAT THIS IS A TASK YOU
MIGHT NOW TAKE ON. IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD.
3. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN CONSIDERING WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY TO SEND
TWO TELEGRAMS: TRADITIONALLY ONE MORE DETAILED TO WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA AND WELLINGTON AND ONE TO OTHER SELECTED POSTS. IN OUR VIEW, IT WOULD BE WORTH AMALGAMATING THE TWO UNLESS THERE
ARE SPECIFIC DETAILS WHICH WE WOULD WISH REVEAL ONLY CLOSE ALLIES.
WE LEAVE THIS TO YOUR JUDGEMENT.
4. WE UNDERSTAND THAT LISBON NEED A READOUT DESKBY 18090OZ FOR A MEETING WITH MFA IN WHICH THEY HOPE ALSO TO DEBRIEF ON THE
MACAO JLG MEETING. IF THERE AREN ANY POINTS ON THE MACAO JLG MEETING ON WHICH YOU WOULD APPRECIATE PARTICULAR DETAILS, PLEASE LET LISBON KNOW ALSO DESKBY 18090OZ.
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