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RESTRICTED
FM WASHINGTON
TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER NFR
OF 31231OZ JANUARY 92
Z.B.
AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG, PEKING
FROM: S D PATTISON, WASHINGTON
TO:
P RICKETTS ESQ., HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO CC: CHANCERIES: HONG KONG, PEKING
have well our thoughts?
US/HONG KONG POLICY ACT
·
1. RICHARD BUSH (STAFFER ON SOLARZ'S EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC SUB-COMMITTEE) TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT HIS COMMITTEE WAS UNDER PRESSURE FROM CONGRESSMAN PORTER TO HOLD A HEARING SOON ON THE US/HONG KONG POLICY ACT (THE MCCONNELL BILL). HE ASKED FOR OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE BILL I EXPLAINED THAT WE SAW NO NEED FOR THE REGULAR REPORTING REQUIREMENT, WHICH MIGHT COMPLICATE OUR DEALING WITH THE CHINESE UP UNTIL 1997. I ALSO TOOK HIM THROUGH HONG KONG'S DETAILED CRITIQUE (FCO TELNO 173 TO WASHINGTON). BUSH, GENERALLY SYMPATHETIC TO OUR CAUSE, PAID CAREFUL ATTENTION AND UNDERTOOK TO TRY TO GET OUR VIEWS REFLECTED IN FURTHER
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL. HE THOUGHT THE REGULAR REPORTING REQUEST LARGELY ACADEMIC: IT WAS ALWAYS OPEN TO SOLARZ (OR ANY OTHER CONGRESSMAN) TO REQUEST ADMINISTRATION VIEWS IN WRITING
WHENEVER THEY WISHED.
I SHALL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH BUSH ON THE RUN UP TO THE HEARING,
AND I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY PARTICULAR POINTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME
TO FEED IN.
2.
SIGNED:
N N N N
S D PATTISON