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They were interested in the conference, said wa, and it is possible that
they could send a delegation to attend in due course, but not to
participate in the exhibition, although they wish to visit it. In
addition, Mr. Brooks in his last letter, written after the committee met
in January, had notified them that all participating countries had been
requested to give the conference details of oceanographical work and
developments taking place. China would not wish to do so.
The two questions to which he required anivere værels
(1) Ima Taiwan received an invitation either to join the committes, or
to participate in the conference and exhibition
(2) Does the committee, conference or exhibition have any connection
with the United Nations; for instance is it a sub- organisation of the
United Nations or does it have any other connection, and if so emotly
what is the connection
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1 nssured him that I understood the reasons why they wished to have
further informtion on these subjects, and felt able to assure him even
before I checked with Mr. Brooks, that no invitation had been sent to
Taiwan, In fact, I had enquired on those lines myself at the outset and
had received an assurance that there was no connection at all with
Taiwan and people from there, had not, and would not, be invited.
Following the committee meeting of the 22nd January, Miss Seymour,
during a conversation with Mr. Brooks, had been told that it was quite
definits that no invitation bad been issued to Diwari,
for W.
I will, of sourse, pas these questions formally to Hr. Brooka
Further conversation between no reveled that Me, Wa prefers to have a
reply in writing, and that the letter should be addressed to me
(P.8.M.), and no mention should be made of any enquiry by the Chinesej
also, that I should not ask He, Brooks to oopy it to the Chinese, but
should pass them a copy myself.
I undertook to do so within the next few days and to deliver a reply to
him personally.
I said I had read with interest in the 'Peking Unily' recently, the
items about joint exploitation of undersea resources off-Taiwan and
other parts of nearby waters, proposed by the K.H.T. people on Taiwan,
in conjunction with American and Japanese interests. 1 therefore found
it quite understandable that Mr. Wu' senks further information about the
proposed conference, and we have a complete understanding on this. I
hope to have a reply to both questions from Mr. Brwoke within the next
day or se.
Brooks has acceptable replies to both queries, and we are new drafting a
suitable letter. (attiched Lesewith).
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Other subiecta discussed werei
(1) The news regarding the close-down of Rolls Royee. 1 assured him that
users of Rolls Royce sero engines throughout the world need have no
fears; there is no doubt at all that production of all existing
soro-engines will continue and major overhauls, supply of spare parts
sto, will be available as usual,
(2) ku referred to the very successful lunch party held at Mr. Eeswick's
house on Tuesdy, and I said that Normon Webb and I are hoping to give a
lunch party at our level, within the next ten days or so and hope he
personally, and his colleague Mr. Shu, and other collongues will attend,
We will send a formal invitation in a day or so.
(3)
Since Nr. ku arrived in November, the weather has not been so good, but
with better weather due very soon, it is high time the t ve arranged for
him and some of his colleagues to see something of British industry
around the country. I hope to refer to this subject again very soon.
In an earlier proposal we had suggested that the Chinese should ake a
visit in 1971 either to shipyarda, or possibly to another particular
industry, such as manufacturers of heavy machine tools, or vehicles - or
we might make a geographical tour, and pe for example to the North Met,
Wales, or back to Midlands. I asked He, Wu and his colleagues to
consider the metter, and let me know their preference in due cour*(r)+
He agreed that it is essential for him to build up good contact with
British companies.
(4) I mentioned the intention of a group of Scottish bankers including
the Bank of Scotland, to invite Hr. Sung Kuo-hua and one or two
colleagues to pay a formal visit to banking circles in Sootland. I
believe the proposal when it is formally put, will be that the banks
soting as hosts, will invite Chinese colleagues to visit them for two or
these days to see something of bus in ess and banking in Scotland, and
to discuss matters of mutual interest.
I told him that I hope to hear very soon, that the organisation of a
visit on these lines has made some progress,
{}} I spoke of the Canton Spring Fair and mentioned that I bad been
discussing trade that day with the British Oxygen Company, who may wish
to send a representative to either the Spring or Autumn fair. They hope
to have someone travelling in the Far Mat at that time.
I also wish to attend.
bar. Ma, who seems keen that there shall be a large British contingent,
said there should be no difficulty about arranging invitations.
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P.S. Marshall, Esq.,
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25 Queen Anne's Gate,
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Dear Mr. Marshall,
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13 February 1971.
Thank you for your message, and I quite understand your concern that the
matter should be made quite clear. It is no trouble at all.
So far as your first question is concerned, I am happy to confirm to you
what I said on the subject when we went to call at the Commercial
Counsellor's office; namely, that we certainly have not invited the
K.M.T. in Taivan to send a delegation, or to join the International
Committee. Our Committee is what the name implies a committee of
national representatives, and we recognise only one Government of China,
which is that of the People's Republic, with its capital at Peking.
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Similarly, there is no intention to invite those people to participate
at any future time. In any case, once the Feople's Republic of China has
taken its seat on the Committee, that would be quite out of the
question.
With reference to your second question: "Have we any connection with the
United Nations, are we a sub-organisation of theirs, and if not, what if
any is our relationship with that organisation'? I hope
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the following facts will make the position quite clear:
With the increasing interest in the exploitation of the sea and the
seabed by many different countries, we obviously work closely with
various United Nations organisations, but the International Advisory
Committee itself is independent and operates on the instructions of
member countries taking part.
It is really a co-operative effort by interested nations and as such has
no political 'leanings' whatsoever. Its liaison facilities are good,
since its sole interest is the peaceful exploitation of the sea and the
seabed.
Please do contact me if you have any further queries and I will answer
them to the best of my ability.
I am very keen to get a Chinese delegation here for the conference and
they may rest assured of a very wart welcome if they come, 110 you think
we should approach the Commercial Counsellor's office once again to see
if we could speed things up, or should we just hold on?
P.S.
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P.S. Marshall, Esq., Sino-British Trade Conncil
13 February 1971.
Please do come in when you next pass this way: I should like to discuss
China with you again.
Incidentally, many thanks for sending me the cuttings from the Peking
Review of January 1st, etc., about China's condemnation of the proposed
plunder of the seabed off her coasts. We were all cost interested.
Thanks again for your help and best regards to Norman.
Yours sincerely,
Imall Turks
A.D.J. Brooks
on behalf of
Sceanology International Advisory Committee
I thought you might like to see, in confidence, a copy of our recent
survey on Japan it shows the acute interest!
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TALKS BETWEEN DR. SHUKEIR, SPEAKER OF THE U.A.R. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AND
PREMIER CHOU EN-LAI, FEKING, 27-28 JANUARY 1971
1. Flease refer to ry letter 3/5 to you of 29 December, 1970.
2. According to a member of the U.A.R. Eribassy the Chinese responded to
Shukeir's explanation of the U.A.R.'s position on a Middle East
settlement in an equivocal way which was half expected. Although there
was no real neeting of ninds on this subject, both sides were outspoken
in their condemnation of the U.S. in speeches made at the banquet given
by Chou En-lai on 27 January and this may have provided a focal point
for some slight inprovenent in their relations.
3. lie understand from the U.A.R. Ebassy that in the talks Chou En-lai
took a less roderete line than Chia Kuan-hua was alleged to have taken
with the Russians on this subject.
Chiao was alloged to have said that China was not opposed to a punceful
settlement in the Middle Erst if the Middle East c ́untries themselves
agreed to it. (See the Chargé d'Affaires' letter 2/1 to John Morgan of
26 January). Chou's line, however, wis that, on the one hand, only the
U..R. c.uld decide what to do; but, on the other hand, as the Chinese
sow it (and rs Kuo Mo-jo said in his speech of 27 Janu ry) "only by
defeating U.S. imperialism and driving all forces of aggression out of
the Middle East, will it be prssible for the Arab people to achieve
complete national independence and sovercignty". Moreover, Chou
indicated that he saw little prospect of a peaceful settlement. Shukeir
was left in little doubt that the hinese were trying to win whatever
happened in the Middle Sast. is the U...R. Commercial Counsellor put it
the dry after the talks "China's stand on the Middle East settlement
will be determined by the situation on the day a settlement is agreed".
4. The nain bone of contention romains the balestinions. wrs reflected
in the speeches made by Kuo and Shukeir on 27 January. Therons Kun
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for their "bloody suppression" of the Palestiniens and referred to the
U.A.R. as a supporter of the Falestinian struggle, Shukoir steured clear
of both subjects. Morenver,
Moreover, the Peking representative of the FLO was sat in a less
important place et Shukoir's banquet than at Chou En-lai's. This nan who
is very anti-U...R., was so annoyed by what Shukeir had said (and not
scid) that he refused to go to the airport to say goodbye.
5. In general the Chinese have continued to be cautious in what they
have said publicly ab ut the Middle Inst situation. For instance the
only substantial Chinese comment on the clashes between Jordanian
Government troops and the guerillas in early January was a People's
Daily "Commentator" article on 12 January which was mild and detached"
c^apored with what the Chinese had said a few months ago. To compensate
for this NCNA and the Feople's Daily carried 21 articles quoting
declarations
of support edo by the more vitriclic supporters of the Falestinians. As
I mentioned in my letter of 29 Dece ber it secus that at the same time
as the Chinese nderate their public remarks they will continue t. cive
covert support to the Palestinians. According to the French Embassy
"quite a lot" of halestinians arrived in China last summer for training
and a Plish contact told me that he believed that there were till a lot
of Falestinians here.
6. If the ralestinians suffer further resounding nilitary setbacks then
the Chinese would no dubt ke a private and realistic assessment of their
value as a revolutionary force, but at the same time maintain public
support at varying levels. They probably judge that a settlement
acceptable to arab Governments is still a long way off and they can
therefore afford to pursue a dual policy of support for the
lialestinions and limited inprovenent in relations with the U.A.R. and
other more moderate
Arabs.
c.c.
your aver
Gorden.
Garden 'S Barrass
Miss Draycott, Information Research Department F.C.0.
Mr. Brower, Research Department F.C.0.
Mr. Duff, FUSD, F.C.O.
Mr. Boyd, Washington.
Fr. Hewitt, C-nberra.
Fir. Hibbert, Singapore.
Mr. Howells, assistant P litical adviser, Hong Kong.
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CHINA/MALI/GUINEA
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OFFICE OF THE BRITISH
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Mrs. Narburg DEI. [ for Mas brooke)
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Thank you. Whe
In my letter 3/2 to you of 12 January Ireported that according to the
Malian Counsellor here Mali had used up 80 per cent of the aid which
China had granted to date. At the time I asked him what this amounted to
in nonetary terus, but he claimed that he could not recall the figure,
which he said was hard to calculate because many different categories of
aid were involved. I have not seen him since then, but the French
Counsellor hore who deals with Africa told me that according to French
officials working in hali, Mali's debts towards China for development
and commercial credits,
• now totalled 39,000 million Malian francs (which he said is a
proximately equal to U.5. 378 million) of which approximately one
quarter best been loaned in hard currency.
This figure
is much higher then the one given in appendix E to JIC(B)(70) 17(Final),
which estimated that U.. 42 million had been extended to date, but this
figure probably does not include commodity credits. We should be glad to
have the views of the experts.
You
2. We also have some figures for Chinese aid to Guinea. will recall that
on 2 November China and Guinea signed a protocol to the economic and
technical co-op、ration agreement of Letober 1969 and then a few days
later after the "invasion" of Guinea there were reports that the Chinese
had given Guinea additional economic aid. The Guineans here acknowledged
to other "frican colleagues that the Chino 9 offered them U.. 1-10
million after the invasion. It is generally believed that this is in the
form of supplios which would be delivered quickly.
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3. We also understand from the French that the lcan agreed in October
1969 was valued at U.. $50 million.
The Guineans would not confirm this figure when I mentioned it to them,
but they agrood that the loan had boen "sizeable". Last November's
protocol was just to specify some of the projects which would be carried
out under the terms of the agreement.
Over
Yours
fordo
Gordon S Barrass
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Researc': Department F.0.0.
Mr. Duff, PUSD, F.C.O.
Mr. Boyd, Washington.
Mr. Howitt, Singapore.
Mr. Howells, Assistant Felitical Advisur, Hong Kong. Mr. Ashworth,
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Chinese Foreign Policy:
Briefings
For Rong Long cadres
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Your letter of 29th December quoted Greg Clark, in issue No. 48 of the
Far Eastern Economic Řevier, on foreign policy briefings for lower level
communist officials.
2. The tone of the reference is plausible, and may have been based on
specific facts although we cannot relate this to any particular
briefing. Briefings are given regularly to communist officials based in
Hong Kong, who are recalled to China for the purpose. As can be seen,
for example, from Part III of the Special Branch China Sítrep of 22nd
January, these presentations though of interest to us are designed to
stiffen the spines of the cadres in Hong Kong rather than to present an
objective view of the world through Chinese eyes.
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comments. First, some additional information on the "leading members":-
Li Yao-wen
Besides appearances in connection with North Korea and Albania, he has
also appeared at functions in connection with the Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, South Yemen, Viet-Nam, Mali and the UAR.
Ma Wen-po
We have no confirmation that he is a PLA representative.
Li Ko-kun
According to our records is LI LO-K'UN.
Ch'en Te-ho end Fang K'o
Ch'en has been described as a "responsible member" of the MFA since June
1969. Fang first came to our notice in June 1970, when he attended a
reception to celebrate the 50th birthday of the King of Nepal.
2. We have some comments on personnel listed in the appendices.
Appendix B. Western European, American and Australian Department.
We have no trace of L1 Ching or of Li Pao-cheng.
Apendix C. Soviet and East European Department.
Li T'ing-ch'uan from 1967-1969 was Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in
Albenia.
Appendix D. Asian Affairs Department.
Li Ta-nan From 1963-1968 was a Second Secretary
at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi. In September 1970 he was described
as a "responsible person of the
Asian Affairs Department".
Yang Kung au He may well be a Deputy Director,
although our records only show him as a "leading member".
Lu Wei-chao In June 1970 he was described as a Deputy Head of the Asian
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Had I-nsin Was last noted as a Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs in May
1970. He appears frequently, in connection with Asia and Africa, and
does not appear to cover any special area.
Information Department.
Ch'en Ch'u Our records only show him to be a "leading member".
Yuan Lu-lin An NCNA report of 27 September 1969 said that he is a Deputy
Director.
Consular Department
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Wang Chung-li According to our records he was a Deputy Director in 1965.
However, in June 1970 he was described as a leading member of the Asian
Department of the MFA.
General Office
Tu Hao
According to our records, his name is Fu Hao. An NCNA report of 29
November 1970 described him as Director.
International Organisation Section
We do not have any information on the leading personnel of this section
either.
Elizabeth Q. Weight
Elizabeth A Wright
Far Eastern Section, Research Department.
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J AL Morgan Esq
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Dear John
LAD.
1. In my Annual Review and in Barrass's letter 5/2 of 12 January to
Appleyard about the recent Malian visit to Peking we mentioned what Chou
En-lai had told the Foreign Minister about China's wish to support any
African country which tried to break the "imperialist" hold over its
economy and the importance in this context of countries freeing their
major natural resources from foreign control. At about the same time as
this the Chinese began stressing that they should not be regarded as a
super power (notably in the New Year's Day editorial) and setting
themsleves up as the champions of small and medium-sized powers against
the domination of the two super powers.
2. Since then the Chinese have developed further the theme of big nation
hegemony by which they mean not only attempts to dominate by the United
States and the Soviet Union either individually or as the Chinese would
claim in collusion with each other, but also actions by groups of
developed countries contrary to the interests of the under-developed.
The Chinese doctrine was laid down in a People's Daily editorial of 23
January which dealt mainly with Latin Amcriea, citing actions by the
Andean Fact Crganisation to restrict the operation of US capital in
their countrics, the meeting of nine Latin American countries, including
Chile and Peru, to discuss defending their seabed rights and the recent
seizure by Ecuador of eleven American fishing boats. The editorial
concluded by saying "that more and more medium-sized and small countries
in the world are rising against big nation hegemony......We firmly
maintain that all nations should practise the Five Principles......We
never permit other nations to encroach upon our sovereignty and
interfere in our internal affairs. on our part will never encroach upon
other nations sovereignty or interfere in their internal affairs". This,
of course, conveniently forgets Chinese support for revolution
everywhere which the Governments of Laos and Burna nightreasonably argue
amounted to Chinese interference in their internal affairs,
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3. The main fields in which the Chinese have recently been pursuing the
theme are:
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Territorial waters and serbed questions
The Chinese have supported the claim by some Latin American countries to
territorial waters 200 miles broad. As we know, this is not because
China makes such a claim or is ever likely to but because the Chinese
consider that each country has a right to make its own clain and because
by doing so the Latin American countries are resisting what they regard
as incursions by the United States and the Soviet Union into their
fishery areas and possible denands in the future to exploit their
senbeds. know from separate correspondence, the Chinese have also
condemned the arrangements for off-shore oil drilling around Senkaku
Island between the United States, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and made
various claims of their own. I think territorial waters and seabeds are
questions about which we shall bear a good deal from the Chinese in
1971.
Oil Production
As you
The Chinese have prid considerable attention to the recent neetings of
OF EC and criticised the Western oil companies in predictable terms for
taking large profits to the detriment of the economies of the oil
producing countries and the welfare of their peoples, na well as
supporting demands for higher prices, greater taxation, etc. In
reporting OPEC meetings they have referred by name to Algeria, Libya,
Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabin, but not so far to
Bahrain and Abu Dhabi (which they no doubt regard as British
dependencies) or to Indonesia.
4. The big nation hegemony theme contains some internal contradictions
within it. at the arnestine as the Chinese condemn the countries with
large oil companies such as the United States, the United Kingdon and
the Netherlands for their practices vis-à-vis the producing countries
they would also like to see countries in Europe ccting more
independently from the United States and for this reason they see some
advantage in European integration even though it contradicts Communist
theory. On 22 January the New China News Agency printed an item in which
Fresident Fompidou expressed his opposition to the "duel of the two
super powers for hegemony in the Mediterranean" and advocated the unity
of Westerh European countries to safeguard their interests. The remarks
which may not have been quoted fully, included the statement that
"through ensuring Europe's defence and through the Marshall Plan the
United States had made Europe everything but Europeen" ; and a
characteristically snide reference to us when after saying that things
had changed since the end of the War and that the nations of Europe had
rebuilt their econories and again becone aware of their identities,
interests and aspirations, President Pompidou added: "Who does not think
and hope that Britain in its turn is seeking its own path in
international politics?". This is grist to the Chinese nill and is in
line with what they said about the Irime Minister's recent visit to the
United States, which I reported separately.
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5. In the light of the foregoing, you may be interested to know that a
member of the Soviet Embassy recently told one of my staff that they had
the feeling that Vice-lüinister Chino Kuan-hua who recently took over
responsibilities for Western Europe, the Americas and Australia in
addition to his existing responsibility for the Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe, may be one of the nain architects of China's foreign policy and
by implication the line which I have described. He said that in
conversation with Soviet officials Chiao had put forward ideas such as
the one about dealing with "socialist countries on the basis of the Five
Principles and co-existence, a long tine before these became part of
Chinese established doctrine. In the sore way Chino is alleged to have
said about the Middle East though I find this more difficult to accept
that China was not opposed to a peaceful settlement in the Middle East
if the Middle East countries themselves agreed to it. What China opposed
was a "diktat" by the Super Powers. I hope that over the coming months
it will be possible to develop sonе dialogue with Chiao. He is for nore
forthcoming then his predecessor and has already told me that he "likes
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with to commment
1. The MFA is now much more active than it was and although we have been
told by the Chinese that its organisation has not yet been finalised I
think it might be useful if we put down now what we know about it and
the roles of some of its leading personalities. This will at least
provide us with a starting point for further questioning of our
colleagues and the Chinese about MFA affairs; it might also help
Research Department and the Americans in their efforts to piece together
the "order of battle" of Chinese foreign policy.
2. Although in some respects the situation is clearer than it was, in
others it is more murky. New and relatively unknown figures whose
responsibilities are not clear have recently appeared among the "leading
members" of the MFA. However, in conversations with us the Chinese have
confirmed the existence of certain departments etc. and have given us
some idea of the responsibilitics of certain Vice-Ministers. From this,
NCNA material and what we have heard from some of our colleagues a
picture of the MFA, albeit rather vague, cmergos. First of all let us
look at the "leading mebers" of the MFA who were listed by NCNA on 4
November in the order below, which presumably reflects their relativa
standing in the heirarchy, though not necessarily their influence.
Personalities".)
3. Chi Fong-fei. The Foles claim that they have been told that Chi is
acting Foreign Minister. (See Tony Galsworthy's letter to you of 20
Cctober 1970 about "1 October: The fact that he was listed second among