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"THE PRIME MINISTER
Der Jim,
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LET 103196
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PS/Mr Goodlad
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5 July 1993
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Thank you for your letter of 23 June. It was good of you to give me
such a full account of your talk with Jiang Zemin on Hong Kong, as well as
sending me a copy of the Interaction Council's report.
I read with interest your and Michael's notes on your talks with Jiang
Zemin. It was helpful that you emphasised the need to proceed by negotiation
and agreement over Hong Kong. We are now making some progress in the
talks - although not as much as we would like. Your encouragement to the
Chinese side to take a sensible approach can only be useful in securing a
successful outcome.
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I noted your comment that the time might come when Robin McLaren
would need some Ministerial backing on the spot. We have decided to offer the
Chinese a brief visit by Douglas Hurd to Peking on his way back from the
Tokyo Summit, on 8 and 9 July. I hope this will help to move matters
forward.
May
thanks.
The Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff, KG
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