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INFO DESKBY 02003OZ PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREPC HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNOS 758 AND 761/: POSSIBLE MEETING WITH LU PING.
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ON GENERAL POLITICAL ISSUES (SECOND TUR), I AGREE THAT LU PING IS LIKELY TO RAISE RECENT MOVES ON THE DEMOCRACY FRONT AS PERCEIVED BY THE CHINESE. WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN TO CALM THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ARTIFICIAL STORM. IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 3, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO ADD SOMETHING LIKE 'TO MAKE IT EASIER' BEFORE 'TO ACHIEVE THE CONTINUITY' ETC... THERE MAY BE CERTAIN DETAILS THAT WE CANNOT EVENTUALLY AGREE ON: BUT WE WOULD NOT WISH THOSE TO BE SEEN AS MAKING CONTINUITY IN GENERAL UNACHIEVABLE.
SIR, R. MCLARAN MIGHT ALSO EMPHASISE WHAT MR. GOODLAD SAID IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE CONTINUITY OF HMG'S POLICY.
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UKREP JLG AGREES.
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