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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
UKREP JLG'S TELNO 256 (NOW REPEATED TO UKDEL IMF/IBRD WASHINGTON) IMF/IBRD ANNUAL MEETINGS 1997
1. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHAT LIES BEHIND LIU'S APPROACH TO PAUL REPORTED IN TUR. IT MAY BE THAT LIU WAS MERELY CHECKING TO SEE WHETHER UKREP JLG WAS AWARE OF DEVELOPMENTS IN WASHINGTON AND WHETHER THERE WAS ANY DESIRE FOR THE JLG TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE
ROLE.
2. FOR THE REASONS SET OUT IN OUR TELNO 943, WE REMAIN OF THE VIEW IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE MATTER TO CONTINUE TO BE TACKLED IN WASHINGTON, WITH PARALLEL ACTION TAKEN THROUGH THE JLG IF AND
WHEN APPROPRIATE.
3. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THE CHINESE SIDE HAS NOT YET REVERTED ON THE POINTS RAISED BY SIR NIGEL WICKS' TO XIANG HUICHENG ON 27 APRIL (UKDEL IMF/IBRD'S TELNO 164 REFERS). WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF UKDEL WOULD CONSIDER SENDING A GENTLE REMINDER TO THE CHINESE SIDE.
4. UKREP JLG CONCURS.
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