TNAG-0443-FCO40-508-Parliamentary-Question-regarding-visit-of-James-Callaghan--S-1974 — Page 31

CONFIDENTIAL

4.

YOUR PARA 2N, THE CHINESE HAVE SO FAR ASKED ONLY FOR

AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE. IN LONDON, ON 7 JUNE 1973, CHI PENG-

FEI SAID THAT THE TITLE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS A MATTER FOR DISCUSSION (SEMI COLON) THERE WERE MANY POSSIBILITIES :

HE MIGHT BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF KWANGTUNG PROVINCE OR A REPRESEN-

TATIVE OF THE MFA. I SUGGEST AS A FORM OF WORDS THE CHINESE

HAVE ASKED FOR AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE CANNOT AGREE, (IF PRESSED) AT HIS VISIT TO LONDON

LAST JUNE THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTED THAT BOTH SIDES

SHOULD CONSIDER THE MATTER FURTHER. IT HAS NOT BEEN DISCUSSED

SINCE

ADDIS

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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