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FROM: WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG. FOR: PETER RICKETTS ESQ, HONG KONG DEPT. FOO.
IISS CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY DIMENSIONS OF CHINESE
REGIONALISM.
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GERALD SEGAL, A SENIOR FELLOW AT THE IISS (AND, LEE KUAN YEW CLAIMS, THE PROGENITOR OF THE THEORY THAT THE GOVERNOR'S REFORMS ARE REALLY PART OF AN AMERICAN PLOT TO OVERTHROW COMMUNISM IN CHINA) HAS LET US KNOW THAT THE IISS WILL BE HOLDING A CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY DIMENSIONS OF CHINESE REGIONALISM FROM 25-27 JUNE IN HONG KONG. THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE CHINESE COUNCIL OF ADVANCED POLICY STUDIES (REPUBLIC OF CHINA).
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SEGAL HAS INVITED JIM MORRIS FROM SECURITY BRANCH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING. HE HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO THE GOVERNOR TO REQUEST A CALL ON HIM, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IISS, WHEN THE CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE.
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ON THE FACE OF IT, THIS CONFERENCE LOOKS VERY PROVOCATIVE. THE 11 AGENDA ITEMS CONCENTRATE ON THE PLA AND REGIONALISM IN PARTICULAR CHINESE PROVINCES. TO DISCUSS THIS IN HONG KONG IN A CONFERENCE JOINTLY ARRANGED WITH THE TAIWANESE IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO AROUSE CHINESE SENSITIVITY. SEGAL HAS TOLD US THAT HE HAS
INVITED PARTICIPATION FROM CHINA BUT HE HAS GIVEN NO INDICATION'
OF THEIR RESPONSE.
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BEFORE THE GOVERNOR AND OTHERS REPLY TO SEGAL'S APPROACHES TO US, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT COULD CHECK WITH THE IISS ON THE RESPONSE FROM THE CHINESE. IF, CONTRARY TO MY EXPECTATION, THEY WERE TO SEND PARTICIPANTS, THE DIFFICULTIES MIGHT BE REDUCED. BUT IF NOT, AND IF OUR PROBLEMS WITH CHINA ARE NOT SORTED OUT BY LATE JUNE, I CAN ONLY SEE THIS MEETING AS AN IRRITANT.
SIGNED: WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER.
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