CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 5
OF 080245Z JANUARY 91
INFO PRIORITY F CO
CONFIDENTIAL
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YOUR TELNOS 6 AND 7: PADS: THE WAY FORWARD.
THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE USEFUL. MACLEOD AND EHRMAN ACCEPT THE DRINKS INVITATION WITH THANKS.
2.
THERE ARE TWO POINTS IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO MAKE TO THE MFA
PLEASE.
3.
FIRST, ON PR IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TRY TO HEAD OFF ANY UNHELPFUL COMMENTS BY LUO AT AIRPORT ON OUR ARRIVAL BY TELLING
THE MFA IN ADVANCE THAT WE SHALL ONLY BE COMMENTING AT AIRPORTS VERY GENERALLY ON FOLLOWING LINES:
''THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH CHINESE
EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE EXCHANGES OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.''
IF ASKED WE MAY ALSO ADD:
4.
''WE EXPECT THERE WILL BE A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON FINANCIAL
ISSUES THOUGH THESE WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED.'
IF THE MFA INDICATES THAT LUO MIGHT MAKE ANY CRITICAL
COMMENTS (E.G. ON LU PING LINES), YOU MIGHT WISH TO REMIND THEM OF THE CONVERSATION RECORDED IN YOUR TELNO 1742, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD ATTEND THE MEETING IN AN ACTIVE, CO-OPERATIVE AND OPEN SPIRIT AND HOPED THAT POSITIVE RESULTS COULD BE ACHIEVED. WE WOULD HOPE THAT THAT SPIRIT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THEIR PUBLIC REMARKS.
5. SECONDLY, AS REGARDS THE SUBSTANCE TO BE COVERED ON 10 JANUARY, DESCRIBED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 6, WE ARE CONTENT WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, BUT WOULD ALSO WISH THAT MORNING TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND TO HAND OVER
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