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JUG
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05 DEC 1990
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TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JUG HONG KONG
TELNO 150
OF 04130OZ DECEMBER 90
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG
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Bu 6/12
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YOUR TELNOS 432 AND 464: JLG PATTERN OF MEETINGS
WE AGREE THAT THERE ARE CLEAR PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES, AND QUITE POSSIBLY SOME TACTICAL ADVANTAGES, IN INCREASING
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THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS TO FOUR PER YEAR. THIS STRIKES US AS A SENSIBLE AND LOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE WORK OF THE JLG, ALTHOUGH WE ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD WISH TO RETAIN THE RIGHT TO HOLD ONLY THREE MEETINGS IN ANY PARTICULAR YEAR IF YOU THOUGHT THAT NO MORE WERE WARRANTED.
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THIS ARRANGEMENT MAY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY IN TIME TO STEER MORE OF THE BULK OF JLG WORK TO THE HONG KONG MEETINGS WHERE EXPERTS ARE MORE READILY AVAILABLE, FOLLOWING THE TREND OF THE PAST YEAR OF INCREASING INFORMAL AND EXPERT MEETINGS IN HONG KONG. THE PEKING AND LONDON MEETINGS MIGHT THEN ACT MORE AS A PLENARY STAMP ON BUSINESS CONDUCTED ELSEWHERE WHICH WOULD ENABLE US TO CUT THE COSTS OF SENDING A LARGE DELEGATION FROM HONG KONG. IT MIGHT (MIGHT) INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE CHINESE TO MAKE PROGRESS (ALTHOUGH ARGUABLY THEY COULD FEEL UNDER LESS PRESSURE TO PRODUCE RESULTS, ON THE GROUNDS THAT ANOTHER PLENARY WOULD BE HELD SOON).
3. IT WOULD BE VERY DESIRABLE IN PRINCIPLE FOR ALL JLG MEMBERS TO ATTEND ALL FOUR MEETINGS. BUT OTHER COMMITMENTS WOULD
NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AT THE TIME. WE THEREFORE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD PUT DOWN THE MARKER WITH THE CHINESE THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE THAT ALL MEMBERS AND EXPERTS SHOULD BE
PRESENT FOR EACH MEETING.
ON PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THIS CHANGE, WE AGREE WITH THE LOW KEY WAY IN WHICH YOU PROPOSE TO DEAL WITH IT.
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