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TO DESKBY 16100OZ FCO
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OF 16093OZ OCTOBER 92
INFO DESKBY 170001Z PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
pw. R. Chin's angle
143072 MDHIAN 3610
PEKING TELNO 1414: MY VISIT TO PEKING.
1. I HAVE GIVEN THOUGHT TO HOW TO STRUCTURE THE TALKS WITH LU PING. THE SUBJECTS I PLAN TO COVER ARE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, THE AIRPORT CON WHICH I AM TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY), CIVIL SERVICE ISSUES, MAJOR JLG ISSUES (DEFENCE LANDS, ASAS AND RIGHT OF ABODE - ALL BRIEFLY), AND SECURITY ISSUES. I DO NOT PLAN TO DISCUSS THE CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DIALOGUE.
2. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR A ONE ON ONE DISCUSSION WITH LU PING. THE 21 OCTOBER MORNING MEETING WILL NO DOUBT START, AFTER THE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, WITH A SHORT GENERAL DISCUSSION DURING WHICH WE MIGHT GO OVER THE AGENDA. I PLAN TO SUGGEST TO LU THAT I SHOULD SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE RATIONALE FOR MY CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS AND THAT WE SHOULD THEN HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THEM, THAT WE SHOULD ALSO DISCUSS THE AIRPORT, JLG ISSUES AND SECURITY ISSUES, AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN A DIALOGUE ON CIVIL SERVICE ISSUES. ON THE LAST SUBJECT I WOULD HAVE SOME PROPOSALS TO MAKE ON A TRAINING COURSE IN CHINA FOR AOS IN THE PLENARY SESSION. SOME OTHER ISSUES COULD BE DISCUSSED PRIVATELY BETWEEN LU AND MYSELF AS WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER. I WOULD LIKE A PRIVATE SESSION WITH LU AFTER A COFFEE BREAK TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES. IF THIS CAN BE ARRANGED, I PLAN DURING THAT TIME TO ALLOW LU TO GET COMPLAINTS OFF HIS CHEST AND TO TOUCH ON PERSONNEL ISSUES. I WOULD HOPE TO BUILD UP SOME PERSONAL RAPPORT WITH HIM BEFORE WE RETURNED TO PLENARY. I WOULD BE QUITE CONTENT THEN TO GO STRAIGHT INTO CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES FOLLOWED BY THE AIRPORT. I THINK IT WOULD BE ODD TO SUGGEST DEALING WITH MINOR SECURITY MATTERS FIRST.
3. IF THE AMBASSADOR IS CONTENT WITH THIS, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HE WOULD PUT IT TO THE HKMAO.
4. ON CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES I DO NOT, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE MUCH FLEXIBILITY. ON THE ELECTION COMMITTEE, MY CRITERION WILL BE THAT
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