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TO DESKBY 27010OZ HONG KONG" TELNO 1198
OF 261115Z JUNE 91
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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Mr filter
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Üle "meetings
STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR FROM GOVERNOR (VISITING)
PEKING STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
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YOUR TELNO 2017: PROPOSED MEETING WITH LU PING
between the Gov d
Lu Ping"?!
1. I AM RELUCTANT TO DECLINE LU PING'S OFFER OF A MEETING, PARTICULARLY AS I MYSELF SUGGESTED TO HIM IN PEKING IN JANUARY
THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO WORK OUT WAYS OF MEETING MORE OFTEN. I WOULD NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN DETAILED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE AIRPORT. BUT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF SIR P CRADOCK'S VISIT, THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO DISCUSS WITH LU. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO AGREE ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS BETWEEN US AND HOW THESE SHOULD BE APPROACHED IN TERMS OF AGENDA, FORMAT AND PUBLICITY.
UNLESS 2. MY INCLINATION THEREFORE IS THAT I SHOULD SEE HIM, THE OUTCOME OF SIR P CRADOCK'S DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING IS SUCH THAT THIS WOULD CLEARLY BE AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME FOR A MEETING BETWEEN US.
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GRATEFUL IF PA COULD ASK
TO TELL LU THAT HIS MESSAGE HAS REACHED ME AND THAT I AM CONSIDERING IT POSITIVELY. I WILL FOLLOW UP THROUGH THE EMBASSY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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