CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:
GRAHAM FRY
FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT
DATE:
SIR J COLES
CC:
PRIVATE SECRETARY
19 November 1993
PS/Mr Goodlad
PS/Mr Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Appleyard o/r
Mr Greenstock
Mr Masefield
Mr Hum o/r
Mr Ricketts, HKD
Mr Hope, WED
Mr Smith, CFSP Unit
Mr Culshaw, News D Mr Wilkinson, Planners Special Advisers
CHANCELLOR KOHL'S VISIT TO CHINA:
INVITATION TO
PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN
PROBLEM
1. How to react to Chancellor Kohl's transmission of an invitation
from President von Weizsaecker to President Jiang Zemin to visit Germany in apparent breach of EC sanctions?
RECOMMENDATION
2, I recommend that the Secretary of State raise this on 22 November
with Mr Kinkel. In the light of that conversation, we could consider how
to handle this issue at the Anglo-German Summit and at the Political Committee (25-26 November).
BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
A
3. Peking telno 1479 reports that during his meeting with President
Jiang Zemin, Chancellor Kohl extended an invitation from President von Weizsaecker for Jiang to visit Germany. Of the sanctions imposed by EC
fed13/EC. CHINA/kohl.poco. 1811
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