COMMENT
CONFIDENTIAL
126340
MDLIAN 9288
11. AS FORESEEN IN TUR, THE CHINESE ARE EVIDENTLY LOOKING TO OPEN ANOTHER FRONT. TSANG HAS IN FACT TOLD THE CHINESE ABOUT HIS FORTHCOMING VISIT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN RECENT MONTHS, WITHOUT MEETING ANY DISAPPROVING RESPONSE. THE PENG QUESTION IN PARTICULAR IS OBVIOUSLY TRIVIAL. THEY ARE THROWING IN ANYTHING THAT COMES TO HAND. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE MAY CONSIDER DELAYING TSANG'S VISIT A LITTLE LONGER THAN PRESENTLY ENVISAGED. ON THE INFORMATION AND CULTURE CENTRE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY FURTHER INFORMATION FROM ATTC TAIPEI. TODAY'S APPROACH STRENGTHENS OUR FEELING THAT ITS ESTABLISHMENT SHOULD BE LATER RATHER THAN SOONER.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
63
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
DISTRIBUTION
72
PLANNERS
RAD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF //MR
SIBSON
CAOFF//MS D CORNER
CAOFF//MR CHARLTON
PS/PM
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