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Are there any other messages?
This is the full exchange on the point referred to by Mr. Lu Ping at his press conference.
Is this the full extent of confidential
correspondence between the two Foreign Ministers?
No. The two governments, are in frequent contact ?
a wide range of matters. These matters are confidential Homever
3.
Clearly there are fairly frequent diplomatic
exchanges between the two Governments on a
variety of levels as there are between mest
correspondên ce Governments. But this is the full exchange on
the specific topic referred to by Mr. Lu Ping.
Will you be ready to release other confidential exchanges on matters of direct interest to the
people of Hong Kong?
The Chinese Government suggested
publication. We
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No plans to do so. Diplomatic exchanges normally remain confidential by the agreement of
all parties concerned. This is a convention
In this well recognised by all countries.
particular instance we have decided to publish
the exchanges in order to make plain the true nature of the discussions which took places already partially disclosed
used by
Mar Lim Ping.
What about Sir Percy Cradock's exchanges?
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