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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 1813OOZ F C O
TELNO 723
OF 18122OZ MAY 91
AND TO DESKBY 1813OOZ HONG KONG
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FOLLOWING FROM BURNS, AUSS, VISITING
AIRPORT TALKS: DAY 1: PRESS LINE
1.
ALL I HAVE SAID TO THE PRESS IS THAT TALKS LASTED FROM 9AM TO 1.30PM. DISCUSSION WAS IN A CONSTRUCTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE
SPIRIT. I WAS HEARTENED BY THIS.
2. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER ANY NEW PROPOSITIONS HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD I SAID THAT AFTER 5 WEEKS BOTH SIDES HAD A NUMBER OF FRESH INSIGHTS TO OFFER.
3. I SAID WE WOULD CONTINUE THE TALKS ON 19 MAY.
COATES
YYYY
MAIN
88
PADS
DISTRIBUTION
95
LIMITED
HKD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ERD
RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
FED
JOINT DIRECTORATE
SIR J COLES
NEWS D
PLANNERS PUSD
MR MILES
MR BURNS
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