UNCLASSIFIED
050 2 MDLIAN 2400
CRADOCK WOULD BE MAKING A PRIVATE VISIT TO PEKING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE VISIT COINCIDED WITH THE THIRD ROUND OF TALKS, HAD MADE ''FCO OFFICIALS UNEASY AND THE GOVERNOR ANGRY''. THEY BELIEVED THAT SIR PERCY'S VISIT WOULD MAKE THE CHINESE SIDE MISUNDERSTAND THE BRITISH STANCE ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE REPORT ALSO QUOTED SIR PERCY AS SAYING HIS VISIT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TALKS. NOR WOULD HE
BE BRINGING MESSAGES FOR THE BRITISH SIDE.
GOVERNOR'S US TRIP
6. A PROMINENT COMMENTARY IN WEN WEI PO NOTED THAT THE INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR HAD REFUTED AS NONSENSE THE TOO SENSITIVE NCNA HK OFFICIAL YUAN PENGNAN'S CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PLAY THE INTERNATIONAL CARCOUR TELNO 725). THE COMMENTARY SAID NO MATTER WHAT ABUSIVE LANGUAGE MR HANSON USED, HE COULD NOT CONCEAL THE FACT THAT MR PATTEN HAD TRIED TO INTERNATIONALISE THE HONG KONG ISSUE. THIS WAS EVIDENT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S REMARKS ON THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL AND ON THE SUBJECTIVE STANDARDS OF THE THROUGH TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS AND HIS DESCRIPTION OF HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSET. MR PATTEN'S BID ONLY SHOWED THAT HE HAD FEW BARGAINING CHIPS LEFT. YUAN'S CLARIFICATION WAS ONLY AIMED AT UPHOLDING THE BASIS FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF TALKS AND WAS A PLEA ON MR PATTEN TO CHANGE HIS COURSE.
PATTEN
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
72
MAIN
65
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
PAGE
UNCLASSIFIED
2
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON
NNNN
PS NO 10.
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