RESTRICTED
5061
MDLIAN 0303
THE CLEAR AIM OF DILUTING THE
'MAINLAND' ELEMENT. HE MAY ALSO HAVE TO BEND TO OTHER DEMANDS, MAINLY FROM THE OPPOSITION PARTIES, TO REDUCE THE BUSINESS ELEMENT IN TAIWANESE POLITICS. NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS A GOOD CROP OF TECHNOCRAT'-TYPE POLITICIANS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE INCLUDING, HOPEFULLY, SOME TO WHICH THIS OFFICE HAS BECOME QUITE CLOSE. HOWEVER, THE OVERALL IMPRESSION IS ONE OF CONFUSION AND INDECISION FROM WHICH LEE HIMSELF MAY NOT NOW ESCAPE UNSCATHED.
4. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS TIMING IN TERMS OF THE OPENING OF THE TAIWAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE IN HONG KONG ARE DEALT WITH IN MIFT (NOT TO ALL).
MORRICE
YYYY
MAIN
148
DISTRIBUTION
159
.CHINA POLITICAL
FED
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
CONSULAR D
CRD
EASD/ODA//MR MOSSELMANS
ECD (E)
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
CFSP UNIT
SAD
SEAD
PS
PS/BARONESS CHALKER
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
MR LANKESTER MR APPLEYARD CHIEF CLERK SIR J COLES MR AINSCOW
MR ALSTON
MR MILES
SIR M BURTON
ERD
HKD
HRPU
JOINT DIRECTORATE
MR BONE
MR HUM
NEWS D
PLANNERS
PLU
RAD
MR MANNING
MR MASEFIELD
MR MUIR
ADDITIONAL
11
CAB OFF//MR BEVAN
CAB OFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES PAGE
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
PS/PM
2
RESTRICTED
NNNN
PM/PRESS SECRETARY DTI//MR LOVE OT2/2 BANKE//SIR P PETRIE ECGD//MS GLENCROSS
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