Ј
CONFIDENTIAL
!
024367 MDHOAN 8145
$
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 2338
OF 21150OZ NOVEMBER 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
нко 34018
CORRECTED VERSION 22 NOVEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
Seefoto OK 7(HKBOR2/4 (10)
YOUR TELNO(2484 REMARKS BY LI HOU AND LU PING: NATIONALITY
·
Same as 3836.
་
1 WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING WHEN AND IN WHAT TERMS TO BROACH THE QUESTION OF THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE WITH THE CHINESE. WE WILL
BE TELEGRAPHING SHORTLY ON THIS ISSUE (AS DISCUSSED WITH SIR ALAN
DONALD DURING HIS VISIT).
2.
see @
IN THIS CONTEXT, WE WERE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN LI HOU AND LU PING'S REMARKS ON THIS SUBJECT. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY
SIMILAR CHINESE REACTION IN THE PAST. ARE WE RIGHT IN THINKING THAT THESE REMARKS REPRESENT THE MOST DETAILED EXPOSITION OF CHINESE
THINKING TO DATE? GRATEFUL IF YOU AND PEKING COULD CONFIRM THAT THIS
IS THE CASE AND FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE REMARKS THEMSELVES.
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
60
ΜΑΙΝ
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
3
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
MR FIFOOT HKD.
NNNN