CONFIDENTIAL
inkan sila v SAME
??
060722 MDHIAN 7247
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3973
OF 02022OZ DECEMBER 89
HKD 340/18
нко
OP
G DIST ?
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
13
CORRECTION TO MY TELNO 3965: NATIONALITY PACKAGE: CHINESE ATTITUDE
1. PLEASE AMEND PARA 16, LAST LINE, OF TUR TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE
16. OUR PREFERENCE, THEREFORE, IS THAT THE CHINESE BE INFORMED OF YOUR DECISION FIVE DAYS TO A WEEK BEFORE ITS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHILE WE SHOULD BE HELPFUL AND SHOULD OFFER TO DISCUSS THE HANDLING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE CHINESE, IT MUST BE MADE CLEAR THAT THE DECISION IS NOT A SUBJECT FOR NEGOTIATION. THIS WOULD GIVE THEM
A SLIGHTLY LONGER TIME THAN OPTION A, BUT WITHOUT GIVING THEM AN IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR THEM TO PERSUADE US TO ALTER THE PACKAGE.
UNQUOTE.
2. ERROR REGRETTED.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
58
DISTRIBUTION
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
PUSD
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
ADDITIONAL
3
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
NNNN
1
PAGE
CONFIDENTIAL
MR FIFOOT HKD
غال