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SIDE WOULD INFORM THEM SINCE CONSULTATION WOULD BE NECESSARY.
4 I REASSURED WANG ON THIS LAST POINT THAT WE WOULD OF COURSE KEEP THE CHINESE SIDE INFORMED IF THE NEED TO NEGOTIATE AROSE ADDING THAT ALTHOUGH NEITHER SOUTH AFRICA NOR SOUTH KOREA WERE PARTICULAR PRIORITIES WITHIN THE LIST OF 24 FOR OUR SIDE, WE WOULD NOT PREDICT WHEN EITHER COUNTRY MIGHT APPROACH US TO INSTIGATE NEGOTIATIONS.
COMMENT
5. I THINK WE HAVE DONE ENOUGH TO ALERT THE CHINESE TO OUR CONCERNS
ABOUT THEIR POSITION ON SOUTH KOREA AND MAKE THEM AWARE THAT WE ARE
COUNTING ON THEM TO SORT OUT THE DIFFICULTIES ON THEIR SIDE. THE
LINE IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 19 SHOULD SUFFICE IN THE MEANTIME. AS FOR HONG KONG/BRUNEI, WE SHALL SIMPLY HAVE TO HOPE THAT PRODUCING OUR SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES NEXT WEEK WILL STIMULATE THE CHINESE SIDE
INTO ACTION.
MARTIN
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DISTRIBUTION
49
48
KONG AGREEMENT
PUSD
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.HONG
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
ADDITIONAL
1
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
N N N N
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
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