CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 10010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1588
OF 091642Z NOV 92
CONFIDENTIAL
ps. Constit.Derd. 03362679
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
MDHOAN 3921
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNO FROM RICKETTS, HKD
PEKING PERSONAL FOR MBASSADOR
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
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YOUR TELNO 2647': HONG KONG : PAPER FOR OPD(K)
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAW OUR DRAFT MINUTE OVER THE WEEKEND. HE HAS COMMENTED THAT IT DOES NOT GET US VERY FAR, AND SPECIFICALLY THAT :
THERE IS NO ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE MIGHT TALK TO THE CHINESE ABOUT. HE DOUBTS WHETHER THE MINOR POINTS MENTIONED BY YOU AT OPD (K) ON 15 SEPTEMBER WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CONSTITUTE AN
AGENDA FOR SUCH DISCUSSIONS
THERE IS NO ANALISIS IN DEPTH OF WHAT THE CHINESE MIGHT DO THE DRAFT DOES NOT CONSIDER WHAT CARDS WE HOLD IN OUR HAND, FOR EXAMPLE WITH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION.
2.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ASKED FOR THE DRAFT TO BE RECAST TO REFLECT THESE POINTS. MIFT CONTAINS SOME IMMEDIATE THOUGHTS, WHICH WE PROPOSE TO WORK UP IN TO ADDITIONS TO THE DRAFT MINUTE IN THE COURSE OF 10 NOVEMBER. A NUMBER OF THEM TOUCH ON ISSUES WHERE THINKING MAY WELL BE MORE ADVANCED IN HONG KONG THAN IT IS HERE. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY FLESHING OUT OF THESE POINTS, AND/OR ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS THAT YOU COULD LET US HAVE DESKBY 10090OZ.
3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE IS NOT AT ALL KEEN ON THE IDEA THAT HE SHOULD MEET THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER EARLIER THAN THE NEXT PLANNED MEETING IN MARCH 1993. HE THINKS THAT ANY INITIATIVE FOR SUCH A MEETING MUST COME FROM THE
CHIN
AND THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE INVOLVED. IT WOULD THERE RE BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD ALSO LET US HAVE ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE PURPOSE OF AN EARLY MEETING BETWEEN THE SECREPY OF STATE AND QTAN, AND WHAT SPECI ICALLY THEY WOULD DISCL AT SUCH A MEETINA.
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