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TELEGRAM NUMBER 926 OF 4 JULY, 1979.
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YOUR TELNO 307 TO PEKING: LEASES.
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1. I AM ANXIOUS THE CHINESE SHOULD NOT GET THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE MOUNTING A DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE. WE SHALL CONTINUE TO PRESENT THE LEASES PROBLEM AS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF TECHNICAL
BUSINESS WHICH OUGHT TO BE DEALT WITH NOW TO MEET OUR MUTU AL
INTERESTS.
2. IN GIVING THE CHINESE CHARGE THE AGREED SPEAKING NOTE !
HOPE MURRAY CAN EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR ACTION IN LONDON BY
SAYING THAT:
(1) WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THE LIMITED NATURE OF WHAT WE INTEND, AND:
WE ASSUME THAT THE CHINESE EMBASSY, WITH ITS KNOWLEDGE OF,
AND CONTACTS IN, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO PEKING THAT WHAT IS PROPOSED IS A USEFUL MOVE TO MAINTAIN
THE RIGHT SORT OF INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG.
3. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 106 TO PEKING THAT THE TWO DIRECTORS OF NCNA ARE BOTH AWAY FROM HONG KONG. IMMEDIATELY THEY RETURN I INTEND THAT THE POLITICAL ADVISER SHOULD SPEAK TO THE SECOND DIRECTOR (HIS NORMAL CONTACT ON IMPORTANT MATTERS). THEN IT WOULD BE OPEN TO ME TO FOLLOW THIS UP BY MENTIONING THE KEY POINTS TO THE FIRST DIRECTOR, WANG KUANG, AS PART OF A GENERAL DISCUSSION, WHICH IS DUE IN ANY CASE, THE OBJECT OF THESE CONTACTS WOULD BE TO MAKE
SURE THAT LIAO CHENGZHIH CAME INTO THE PICTURE.
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