SECRET
SECRET
HKB C10/5
со
045334
MDLIAN 8598
Ü 6 DEC 1991
TOP COPY
ODISZ
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3744
OF 29091OZ NOVEMBER 91
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELNO 2077: DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE ON PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS.
1. THANK YOU FOR THIS FURTHER EXPLANATION.
2. ONE VERY MINOR POINT OF CLARIFICATION. WHEN, IN MY TELNO 3725 I SAID THAT QUOTE YOU UNQUOTE HAD APPEARED TO BE KEEN ON TAKING THIS SUBJECT FORWARD, I MEANT THIS IN THE GENERAL SENSE, IE THE FCO, RATHER THAN YOU PERSONALLY. A SEMANTIC PROBLEM ARISING FROM SENDING TELEGRAMS IN THE PERSONAL SERIES. SORRY IF THIS WAS NOT CLEAR.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
28
LIMITED
HKD
FED
DISTRIBUTION
29
ADDITIONAL
1
MR BICKHAM, SPECIAL ADVISERS
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PS/LORD CAITHNESS
SIR J COLES