TNAG-0938-FCO40-1157-Visit-of-John-Nott--Secretary-of-State-for-Trade--to-Hong-Ko-1980 — Page 121

PP PEKING

PP FCO

GR 110

UNCLASSIFIED

FM BTC HONG KONG 0126152 AUG 80 TO PRIORITY DOT

TELEGRAM NO CREDA168 OF 1 AUG

INFO PEKING

INFO FCO (FED)

YOUR TEL CREDA 132 OF 30 JULY

FOR THOMSON PEP

SHENZHEN SPECIAL ZONE STUDY

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NO DISTRIBUTION

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FED

LEGIS

TRED

PUSD (2) Rizgi

WE ENTIRELY AGREE WITH MOUND'S REACTION IN PEKING TEL NO CREDA

80 OF 31 JULY BECAUSE

(A) WE ARE SHORT-HANDED DURING THOMSON'S ABSENCE ON LEAVE,

i. BTC

(B) WE WOULD NOT WISH TO USE UP OUR LIMITED CHINA TRAVEL ALLOCATION

OI COURIER WORK OF THIS NATURE, AND

C) I THINK WE SHOULD AVOID GETTING INTO THE BUSINESS OF DELIVERING OMMERCIAL BIDS IN CASES WHERE HMG IS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN

THE NEGOTIATIONS. WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE?

MARCH

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WAS NOT ADVANCED

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