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2. In putting this to the MFA, there is no need to be precise
about how long such a meeting might last. We would also not want
you to have to offer any preliminary reaction to Qian's message.
I should therefore be grateful if you could put the following
points urgently to the MFA:
The Foreign Secretary will
it, he had already asked you BRAND IT's
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You have reported Qian's message.
be studying it. Before he had seen
to let the Chinese side know that he would be attending the if he and Qian are both the
TAKES Security Council meeting in New York on 21 May, if it took place and that, if Qian would also be attending, the Foreign Secretary
would like to have a talk with him in the margins on Hong Kong ind other)
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Given the uns rtainties about the timetable on 21-May, we suggest that of time should be fixed between delegations in New
Alores the Kame York once the Ministers have arrived there.
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Chinese mission to put them on notice of our proposal that the
two Ministers should-have a tatk in the margins of the 21 May .
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