ZCZC SECRET
00 FCOLN HOKON
DEDIP
FORMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 001
OF 040354Z JANUARY 93
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RECEIVED IN GISTRY - 7 JAN 1992
INC.
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR HUM, AUSS, FROM AMBASSADOR HONG KONG STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
UKREP JLG STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
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ANNEK 92
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HONG KONG TELNO 2972 AND FCO TENO 1778 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG: OPD(K)
1. AS YOU KNOW I LEAVE FOR HARBIN THIS MORNING AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE OFFICE UNTIL AROUND LUNCHTIME ON 7 JANUARY. IF YOU
INTEND TO PRODUCE A FURTHER DRAFT OF THE OPD (K) PAPER ON 5/6 JANUARY AND WANT COMMENTS FROM HERE BEFORE MY RETURN, PLEASE MARK THE RELEVLANT TELEGRAM/FAX STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR COX, WHO IS IN THE PHCTURE.
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2. ONE FURTHER POINT. THINK WE SHOULD INDEED BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE APPARENT SOFTENING OF THE CHINESE POSITION NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF HONG KONG TUR. T MAY/MAY BE AN INDICATION OF A CHINESE WISH TO COOL THE SITUATION. BUT THINK HT MORE PROBABLY REFLECTS THE COMPARATIVE ABSENCE OF ACTIONS OR STATEMENTS FROM OUR SIDE IN THE RUN UP TO CHRISTMAS. #DETECTED NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE· IN THE PERSONAL LINE WHICH JIANG ENZHU FED TO ME ON 24 DECEMBER (MY TELNO 1771).
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