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Sir J Cores
Mr Burns
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FM WASHINGTON
TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER NFR
OF 012231Z MAY 91
AND TO TELELETTER PEKING, HONG KONG
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MDTTAN 2980
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Max 17/0
Miste
13 MAY 1001
Ms Major
FROM:
FOLLOWING FOR:
COPIED TO:
SD PATTISON, WASHINGTON
H DAVIS ESQ, FED, FCO CHANCERIES: PEKING
HONG KONG
A PAUL ESQ, HKD, FCO
Por
75.
US/CHINA:(MFN
1. ON 1 MAY I CALLED ON KENT WIEDERMANN FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S THINKING ON MFN. NEITHER WEIDERMANN, NOR PAAL (NSC) WITH WHOM I RECENTLY DISCUSSED KIMMITT'S VISIT, WERE OPTIMISTIC THAT KIMMITT WOULD MAKE MUCH HEADWAY WITH THE CHINESE. WIEDERMANN SAID KIMMITT WOULD REGISTER THE SERIOUSNESS
OF AMERICAN CONCERNS IN PEKING. HE WOULD ARGUE THAT THE
AMERICANS WERE READY FOR A MORE NORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE, BUT THAT, BECAUSE OF CONGRESSIONAL PRESSURES, THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS THE CHINESE WERE PREPARED TO MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS. THE AMERICANS WANTED THE CHINESE TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE ON NON-PROLIFERATION, IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF MEDIUM RANGE MISSILES. THEY WERE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SALE TO PAKISTAN, AND WOULD PRESS HARD FOR THE CHINESE TO CONSIDER JOINING THE MTCR. WIEDERMANN SAID THAT THE AMERICANS WERE LESS WORRIED ABOUT RECENT PRESS REPORTS OF CHINA/ALGERIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION: INFORMATION HAD RECENTLY BEEN RELEASED ABOUT THE SECRET 1983 AGREEMENT, PARTICULARLY ON THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT, AND ACCEPTANCE OF IAEA SAFEGUARDS. WIEDERMANN INDICATED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE WAS SOME INTELLIGENCE OF CHINESE ARMS DEALS WITH SYRIA WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING CONCERN.
2. ON HUMAN RIGHTS WIEDERMANN SAID THAT KIMMITT HAD NO SPECIFIC SHOPPING LIST, BUT IT OUGHT TO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE CHINESE TO EASE THEIR RESTRICTIONS ON PROVIDING PASSPORTS TO CHINESE
CITIZENS WHO HAD FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES (AND ELSEWHERE) WHOM THE CHINESE REGARDED AS CRIMINALS. THEY OUGHT
ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PASSPORT FACILITIES FOR CHINESE CITIZENS
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