CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1460
OF 031346Z OCTOBER 92
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TOP COPY Q DIST?
104425 MDHOAN 1817
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM RICKETTS, HKD PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
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13/44
YOUR TELNO 2445 AND PEKING TELNOS 123-5 TO HONG KONG : CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
1.
I HAVE DISCUSSED TURS WITH CHRISTOPHER HUM AND MR GOODLAD TODAY. WE NOTE THAT THE CHINESE REACTION IS AT THE HARD END OF THE SPECTRUM, AND ALSO CONTAINS SOME APPARENT MISUNDERSTANDINGS, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS COMMITTEE. WE AGREE THAT THE BEST WAY TO RESPOND WILL BE BY MEANS OF A FURTHER MESSAGE FROM YOU, TO BE DELIVERED ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6 OCTOBER. THIS CLEARLY OVERTAKES OUR EARLIER CONTINGENCY SPEAKING NOTE FOR SIR R MCLAREN TO USE.
2.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF, IN HANDING OVER YOUR MESSAGE, SIR R MCLAREN HAD SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS TO MAKE ORALLY AS FROM MINISTERS HERE, TO SHOW THE CHINESE SIDE THAT THERE WERE NO WEDGES TO BE DRIVEN BETWEEN YOU AND HMG (NOT THAT THEY SHOW ANY SIGN OF IMAGINING THAT ). IN ORDER TO PRODUCE SUITABLE POINTS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD SEE A DRAFT OF YOUR MESSAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON 5 OCTOBER OUR TIME HERE.
3.
HUM IS ALREADY PLANNING TO SEE MA ON 6 OCTOBER HERE TO GIVE HIM A COPY OF YOUR SPEECH. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEW, WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING HIM OVER THE SAME GROUND AS YOUR MESSAGE TO LU PING. WE WOULD EMPHASISE TO HIM AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE CHANNEL, BUT IN ORDER TO KEEP HIM IN THE LOOP.
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