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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:
You have reported Qian's message.
The Foreign Secretary will
be studying it. Before he had seen it, he had already asked you
to let the Chinese side know that he would be attending the
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 talks with him in the margins on Hong Kong
issues.
Given the uncertainties about the timetable on 21 May, we
suggest that a time should be fixed between delegations in New
York once the Ministers have arrived there.
3. For UKMis New York:
Please take parallel action with the
them on notice of our proposal that the
two Ministers should have a talk in
talk in the margins of the 21 May
Chinese mission to put
meeting.
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