CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 28090OZ PEKING
TELNO 122
OF 28083OZ DECEMBER 90
INFO IMMEDIATE FCQ
378
CONFIDENTIAL
HKC 182-12
B50
046260 MDHIAN 5812
TOP COPY O DIST?
Pa
OUR TELNO 121 AND TELECON BRADLEY/RIORDAN FORWARD
: PADS : THE WAY
1. AS NOTED IN TUR, THE FS PLANS TO TRAVEL TO PEKING SEPARATELY A DAY OR SO AFTER THE EXPERT TEAM. APART FROM BEING AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AS NECESSARY TO THE TEAM AS THE TALKS PROGRESS, HE WOULD WISH TO HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING WITH LU PING AS WELL AS TAKE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO CHINESE BANKERS. IN PARTICULAR HE WOULD WELCOME A CALL ON WANG DEYAN, PRESIDENT OF THE BANK OF CHINA, AND A CALL ON THE PEOPLE'S BANK.
2. IDEALLY THE FS WOULD TRAVEL TO PEKING ON 10 JANUARY, SPEND THE FOLLOWING DAY SEEING BANKERS, AND THEN, WITH THE TALKS DRAWING TO A CLOSE, SEE LU PING. AT THIS MEETING HE WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED ONLY BY PA.
3. ON THE EXPERT TALKS THEMSELVES, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN OBTAIN ON WHAT THE CHINESE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, IN PARTICULAR ON THE PROPOSED RESTRICTED MEETING BETWEEN TEAM LEADERS. WE SHOULD PREFER NOT TO CONTINUE THE TALKS FOR A FOURTH DAY, AS 13 JANUARY IS A SUNDAY AND THIS WOULD MEAN LOSING MONDAY TRAVELLING BACK TO HONG KONG. THE FS WOULD PREFER TO TRAVEL BACK WITH THE TEAM ON SUNDAY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PUT THIS TO THE CHINESE. IT MAY BE THAT FS'S AVAILABILITY FOR A MEETING WITH LU PING IN PARALLEL WITH THE TALKS WOULD MAKE THE RESTRICTED SESSION UNNECESSARY.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ALSO CLEAR WITH THE CHINESE A SIMPLE PRESS RELEASE AS DISCUSSED (BRADLEY/RIORDAN). WE ARE FAXING TO YOU A FULL LIST OF THE HONG KONG TEAM IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE (I.E. INCLUDING NOTE TAKE AND INTERPRETER). PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TEAM INCLUDES DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR WORKS RAFAEL HUI: HIS
OMISSION FROM THE LIST IN TUR WAS AN OVERSIGHT.
WILSON
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