CONFIDENTI AL
693
CYPHER CAT A
UTINE FROM VIENTIANE
TELEGRAM NO 299
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN OFFICE
4 JULY 1968
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELNO 299 OF 4 JULY
RFI SAVING TO PEKING HONG KONG AND WASHINGTON.
(GOGA)
YOUR TELNO 358 TO BERNE: REPRESENTATIONS TO THE CHINESE
ON TREATMENT OF BRITISH MISSION IN PEKING.
THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS TO BE BORNE IN MIND
IN DECIDING WHETHER TO APPROACH THE ROYAL LAO GOVERNMENT ON THE LINES SUGGESTED. THE FIRST IS THAT, GIVEN THE DELICACY
OF THIS COUNTRY'S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE CHINESE GOVERN- MENT, A DECISION ON WHETHER TO ACCEDE TO OUR REQUEST FOR REPRESENTATIONS WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE TO BE REFERRED TO THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO AS YOU KNOW IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE AND WILL BE THERE UNTIL AT LEAST
THE END OF JULY.
2. THE SECOND POINT IS THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EASIER FOR THE LAO TO AGREE TO JOIN IN REPRESENTATIONS IN PEKING RATHER
THAN TO CALL IN THE CHINESE CHARGE
D'AFFAIRES IN VIENTIANE, WITH WHOM THE FOREIGN MINISTRY
HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONTACT. I NOTE THAT THE METHOD EMPLOYED
BY EACH GOVERNMENT IN MAKING REPRESENTATIONS WOULD IN ANY
CASE HAVE TO BE LEFT TO THAT GOVERNMENT'S DECISION.
FO PASS-SAVING TO PEKING HONG KONG AND WASHINGTON.
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