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FOLLOWING FOR WILFORD FROM GOVERNOR.
PEKING TELEGRAM 3871 LI CHU-SHENG,
I MUST SAY I TOO WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED AT THE SENSE OF THESE
INSTRUCTIONS, UNLESS YOU AND HM AMBASSADOR ARE AGREED THAT THERE IS A
STRONG PROBABILITY THAT THE CHINESE WOULD WITHDRAW GRACEFULLY AS
ORIGNIALLY FORECAST BYPEKING, BUT ON THE BASIS OF A DIFFERENT FORMULA.
IF THERE IS NO SUCH PROBABILITY I FAVOUR ACQUIESCENCE.
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YOUR TELNO 353- LI CHU-SHENG.
YOUR TEL HAS EVIDENTLY CROSSED WITH MY TELNO 360 OF 15 MARCH. DO YOU
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HONG KONG TELNO 288: VISA APPLICATION BY LI CHU-SHENG.
1. MY EARLIER TELEGRAM WAS CONCERNED WITH THE MODALITIES OF
AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE IF THE DECISION IS TAKEN NOT TO ACCEPT
THIS APPOINTMENT. I STILL THINK THAT IF ACTION IS TAKEN WITH
THE CHINESE IT IS BETTER THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN PEKING AND IN
THE FORM OF AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE CHINESE TO WITHDRAW
THE APPLICATION RATHER THAN A BLANK REFUSAL. IF I AM TO TAKE ACTION OF
THIS KIND, I SHALL OF COURSE NEED TO BE CAREFULLY BRIEFED
ON THE PRECISE PHRASES AND FORMULAE THAT CAN BE USED.
I SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE KATERIAL WHICH CAN DE
APPROVED IN THIS WAY, HOWEVER RESTRICTED IT HAS TO BE.
2. 1 HAVE HOWEVER BEEN HAVING FURTHER THOUGHTS ON WHETHER
THE WHOLE EXERCISE IS WORTHWHILE AT ALL.
WE KNOW THAT THE CHINESE WILL CARRY CUT UNITED FRONT ACTIVITIES
IN HONG KONG IN ANY EVENT.
M ANY EVENT. IF LI CHU-SHENG DOES NOT GO,
SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE APPOINTED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
DO. THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THAT WORK WILL DEPEND NOT ON
THE INDIVIDUAL CARRYING IT OUT BUT ON THE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES THAT
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THE RISKS INVOLVED IN TRYING TO OBTAIN THE CANCELLATION
OF LI CHU-SHENG'S APPOINTMENT IS THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS
INTELLIGENCE AND SUBVERSIVE RECORD IN INDONESIA AND OF HIS REFUSAL
BY THE SWISS IS SO WIDESPREAD
THAT THE APPOINTMENT WOULD HAVE A VERY UNFORTUNATE EFFECT ON
OPINION IN HONG KONG.
4. ON THE POINT OF SUBSTANCE THEREFORE I THINK THAT MY
RECOMMENDATION FROM HERE MUST BE THAT WE SHOULD SIMPLY ACQUIESCE
IN THE APPOINTMENT WITHOUT TRYING TO GET IT WITHDRAWN,
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The Governor of Hong Kong has sent us an account of the ways in which he
has already improved the treatment which he gives to the head of the
NCNA in Hong Kong. The purpose of this improvement is to take some of
the heat out of Chinese requests for the appointment of an Official
Representative of their Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong.
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2. The Governor asks that we should make no mention of these very minor
moves in any discussions about the Represen- tation issue with the
Chinese.
3.
I believe this advice to be right, and recommend we should follow it.
Sir Murray Maclehose also suggests a plausible line for us to follow
(para 6) should the Chinese themselves refer to the changes which have
been made.
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GB Clark
Far Eastern Department
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suggestion
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WITH THE FACTS ESTABLISHED I SUGGEST WE REVERT TO NORMAL CHANNELS,
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2. I AM AFRAID I WOULD SEE SERIOUS OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION IN
ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WHEREEVER MADE, OF HM AMBASSADOR'S PROPOSED SECOND
SENTENCE. THIS IS BECAUSE IT SO GREATLY OVERSTATES THE PRESENT FOSITION
AS TO IMPLY A PROMISE OF A NEW RELATIONSHIP. WHILE I WISH GRADUALLY TO
ACHIEVE THIS, I DO NOT WANT THIS TO BE THE SUBJECT OF AN IMPLIED OR
DEDUCED PROMISE, NOR DO I WANT THESE MOVES, WHICH I HAVE INITIATED,
DISCUSSED OR ACKNOWLDGED ON THE OFFICIAL KET, AT ANY RATE UNTIL THEY
HAVE GOT A GOOD DEAL FURTHER (PARA 5 CF MY LETTER TO YOU OF 3 MARCH
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HELPFUL PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED FURTHER, H.M. AMBASSADOR MIGHT LIKE TO
SAY WHETHER HE CONSIDERS HIS PROPOSED LINE WORTH FOLLOWING SUPPOSING
THIS DELETION WERE MADE.
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In my despatch of 11th January about representation I reported that I
would seek gradually to establish a working, but unofficial and
unrecognised, relationship with the head of NCNA here, Liang Wai-lam. I
will not report to you blow by blow, because the details of each little
incident are so trivial.
2.
However, I should tell you that at the Cuban National Day, i.e. on 29
January, I did say to him that while as he knew I was accessible to
everyone, and that many people from all sections of the community came
to see me, I noticed that he never did so. I therefore wanted him to
know that if he ever did want to have a chat with me my door was open
and I would be glad to see him.
3.
He subsequently reported this with every sign of pleasure to Dick Lee
(who as you may know is the member of the Lee family who keeps contact
with the Left). After explaining what I had said he asked Dick whether
he, Dick, ever invited me to dinner. Dick reported all this to me and I
told him to reply. if Liang pressed him, that he understood that I dined
out very little, but that since I was a notoriously straight-forward
person, if I had suggested that he could see me if he wanted to, it
might be better if Liang took me at my word instead of trying to fix up
a rendezvous through third parties.
4.
We have since heard that Liang has reported my offer to Peking.
5.
I do not know what if anything will result. But I would repeat here what
I said in the despatch. This is a delicate business, and the pace cannot
be forced. Nor in my opinion, would the MFA ever accept that an
unofficial contact, even if well-established
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and considerably used, was any substitute for the official
representation they have demanded. I do therefore ask that these
tentative and in themselves insignificant moves should not be referred
to in any discussions about the representation issue with the MFA or the
Chinese ambassador in London.
6.
If by any chance they themselves make some reference to the departure
from tradition, I suggest that you should not enlarge on it or in any
way claim credit, but merely say that it would appear to be more
consistent with the friendly relations now established between HMG and
the CPG.
7.
John Addis.
I am sending a copy of this letter to
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(a) and (b) in paragraph 3 are based on a
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1 March 1973
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Following from Wilford.
Your telegram No 234: AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AND
CHINES. RLFROSENTATION
1.
Thank you for the suggestion that the Secretary
of State might broach the subject of Chinese representation
with Chi P'eng-fei in Paris.
2. Pep much the same possono es pounselé, We are on
balance not inclined to brief the Secretary of State
to bring the subject up. Against the background of all
the Chinese have said to us about the negotiation of an
Air Services Agreement (Peking telegram No 145 and Fai
Hsiang-kuo's remarks to the becretary of State and
Er walker), we do not judge that the Chinese are likely
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3. There are other considerations:
(a) Chi P'eng-fei did not mention the subject of
Chinese representation when the Secretary of State
gave him dinner in Paris on 27 February; it would
seem gratuitous for the Secretary of State to
broach the subject now;
(b) It now seems very much on the cards that Chi
P'eng-fei will pay his official visit to this country in May (we shall
telegraph separately
about this when the Secretary of State has had the
chance to have another word with Chi P'eng-fei
during his second visit to Faris); and
(c) Even if there is some risk of the Chinese
mentioning representation during the negotiation of an Air Services
Agreement, we think that our
primary interest is to get our timing right in
speaking to them about representation.
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM WILFORD.
YOUR TELNO 234: AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AND CHINESE REPRESENTATION
1. THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT
BROACH THE SUBJECT OF CHINESE REPRESENTATION WITH CHI P'ENG-FEI
IN PARIS.
2. WE ARE ON BALANCE NOT INCLINED TO BRIEF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
TO BRING THE SUBJECT UP, AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF ALL THE CHINESE
HAVE SAID TO US ABOUT THE NEGOTIATION OF AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
(PEKING TELMO 145 AND PAI PS|ANG-KLO'S REMARKS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AND MR WALKER), WE DO NOT JUDGE THAT THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY
TO MAKE THE NEGOTIATIONS OF AN AGREEMENT CONDITIONAL ON A CHANGE
IN CUR POSITION ABOUT REPRESENTATION, WE ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO
RUN INTO TROUBLE OVER REFERENCES TO HONG KONG IN THE SCHEDULE
ANNEXED TO ANY ACREEMENT AND/OR OVER THE SERVICE OF CHINA AIRLINES
TO HONG KONG,
7. THERE ARE THREE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
(A) CHI P'ENG-FEI DID NOT MENTION THE SUBJECT OF CHINESE REPRESEN-
TATION WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE GAVE HIM DINNER IN PARIS ON. 27
FEBRUARY: IT WOULD SEEM GRATUITOUS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
STATE TO BROACH THE SUBJECT NOW:
(B) IT NOW SEEMS VERY MUCH ON THE CARDS THAT CHI P'ENG-FEI WILL PAY
HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY IN MAY (WE SHALL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY
ABOUT THIS WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE
ANOTHER WORD WITH CHI P'ENG-FE1 DURING HIS
SECOND VISIT TO PARIS); AND
(C) EVEN IF THERE IS SOME RISK OF THE CHINESE MENTIONING REPRESEN-
TATION DURING THE NECOTIATION OF AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT, WE
THINK THAT CUR PRIMARY INTEREST IS TO GET OUR TIMING RIGHT IN
SPEAKING TO THEM ABOUT REPRESENTATION.
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1. WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO YOU SCTH FOR YOUR HELPFUL ADVICE ON
THIS DIFFICULT SUBJECT.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED TO USE THE FOLLOWING FORMS
OF WORDS WHEN CHI P'ENG-FEI VISITS LONDON.
BEGINS:
''I DISCUSSED THIS SUBJECT WITH YOU AND WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
MIEN I VISITED CHINA LAST AUTUMN. I TOLD THE PRIME MINISTER ON 1
NOVEMBER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THE MATTER AND I WOULD GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOU IN DUE COURSE.
THE POSITIONS OF OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS ON THE STATUS OF HONG KONG
ARE NECESSARILY DIFFERENT. BUT, AS I SEE IT, WE HAVE TWG IMPORTANT
INTERESTS IN COMMON, THESE ARE TO PRESERVE THE STABILITY AND
PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG AND TO PRESERVE THE RELATIONSHIP WHICH HAS
DEVELOPED BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. SO FAR AS HONG KONG IS CONCERNED,
STABILITY AND PROSPERITY DEPEND ON COSFIDENCE. CONFIDENCE IS A TENDER
PLANT: IT GROWS ONLY SLOWLY, BUT CAN WILT VERY QUICKLY. IF, AS I
BELIEVE, WE SHARE AN INTEREST IN THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG
KONG, IT FOLLOWS THAT WE ALSO SHARE AN INTEREST
IN THE PRESERVATION OF CONFIDENCE THERE.
AS FAR AS THE RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ARE CONCERNED,
THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG IS A FACTOR OF
IMPORTANCE, IF, THEREFORE, WE SHARE AN INTEREST IN PRESERVING COOD
RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES, WE ALSO SHARE AN INTEREST IN DOING
NOTHING IN, OR OVER, HONG KONG WHICH COULD DISTURB THE
SITUATION THERE.
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I HAVE GIVEN MOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO YOUR PROPOSAL SINCE I SPOKE
TO YOU AND THE PRIME MINISTER LAST AUTUMN. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS
CONSIDERATION I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE TIME NOT RIPE FOR A
CHANGE IN THE PATTERN OF YOUR REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG. I WOULD
THEREFORE ASK YOU NOT TO PRESS YOUR PROPOSAL. IT IS MY JUDGEMENT THAT IT
WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT CHANGE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO
WARRANT AN ALTERATION IN THE ARRANGEMENTS
WHICH NOW EXIST''.
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HE WILL GIVE CHI P'ENG-FEI A COPY OF THIS TEXT.
3. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE TO SHELVE THEIR PROPOSAL FOR A
MATTER OF YEARS, WITHOUT DOING ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ARCLO- CHINESE
RELATIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE USE OF THIS FORM OF WORDS WILL GIVE US
THE BEST HOPE OF ACHIEVING THIS PURPOSE.
4. WE NOW KNOW THAT CHI P'ENG-FEI WILL NOT VISIT LONDON FROM 22 FEBRUARY
TO 25 FEBRUARY (PEKING TELEGRAM NO 157 HOT TO TOKYC). BUT THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WILL INEVITABLY SEE A GOOD DEAL OF HIM AT THE CONFERENCE ON
VIETNAM IN PARIS. WE SHALL RECOMMEND TO HIM THAT HE SHOULD NOT BROACH
THE SUBJECT WITH CHI PENG-FEI IN PARIS. WE SHALL ALSO RECOMMEND THAT, IF
THE LATTER SHOULD BRING IT UP, HE SHOULD CONFINE HIMSELF TO SAYING THAT
HE HAS GIVEN THE CHIMESE PROPOSAL KOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND WILL BE
READY TO SPEAK ABOUT IT WHEN CHI P'ENG-FEI VISITS LONDON.
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