TNAG-0035-FCO40-71-Relations-with-Macao-1968 — Page 211

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After Sir J. Ren ie's necting yesterday evening, which resulted in the Gespatch of telegrams Nos. 94 und 95 to Hong Kong, I telephoned to the Portuguese Anbaasador, told hia that we had some Zurther questions to put to him and Jaked when it would be convenient for him to hear thea, He expressed a strong preference for coming round to the Foreign Office at once, and arrived at about 8 p.a. mocosnanied by r. otier Cress Counsellor).

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0.94 to Hong Yong, and he responded

He ha little to

He did not know what the new Chinese demands cere but his Lovernment thought that the Chinese wero step ing up their desanče unreasonably, wene muzzled to know what Chinene objectives now were and

'could not exclude the

He ossibility of violent action by the Chinese". agrand rather reluctantly to tell his goverment that we would be interested to have fuller in:ormation but scid that he would think it desirable to "resent the "oint in such a way se to zvoid any i-plic tion that Sur response to the Portuguese request would be considered in the light of our judgment o. the wiadom of their tactics in the negotiations.

He was confident that no decision to evacuate had been taken and that none would be taker until the last practicable moment and after every effort had been made to negotiate a settlement. The Portuguese request to uc was part or what we would call contingency planning.

(a)

or infomation from biabon. But he tho ght that it would be hard to tell in advance how many civiliane would wish to leave Macau.

He had asked

(a) "he overwhelain, Dajority of the persons involved

would be Portuguese nationals. Se recoated what he had said marlier to fir J. Bernie, that there might be othere ho wo 14 apply for evacuation, but on this ocession suguented tht these persons would not in any case be aore then - handful. As regards race he observed with emphasis that the Portuguese admitted no

ut most of 'stinction between "ortuguese nationala.

the persons concerned could look like Chinese.

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He thought