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TELEGRAM NUMBER 487 OF 13 OCTOBER
INFO UKMIS NEW YORK, WASHINGTON
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UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 1577: FALKLANDS
STATEMENT BY CHINESE
1. WE SHARE SIR J THOMSON'S DISSATISFACTION WITH THE STATEMENT
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 4 OCTOBER BY FOREIGN MINISTER
HUANG HUA. WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS UP WITH THE
CHINESE IN A WAY WHICH YOU JUDGE APPROPRIATE IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, PARTICULARLY THE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ON
HONG KONG. YOU WILL WISH TO MAKE A POINT OF REFERRING TO
THE OFFENSIVE REFERENCE TO THE STRONG BULLYING THE WEAK
· (SUPPRESSED IN THE NCNA VERSION BUT CONFIRMED IN THE OFFICIAL UN RECORD), A PARTICULARLY INAPPROPRIATE ALLUSION TO THE ARGENTINE INVASION OF THE VIRTUALLY DEFENCELESS FALKLANDS
PARTICULARLY SO SOON AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA WHEN THE CHINESE SIDE DID NOT RAISE THE QUESTION, AND THE CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION IN SECTIONS OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT TOWARDS ARGENTINA'S POSITION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR OWN, INCLUDING OUR INSISTENCE ON NON-USE OF FORCE. TO ILLUSTRATE FEELING IN THE NON-ALIGNED WE ARE REPEATING TO YOU
SIR J THOMSON'S REPORTS ON. THE DISPUTE OVER THE REFERENCE
TO THE FALKLANDS IN THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE NAM FOREIGN MINISTERS AFTER THEIR MEETING IN NEW YORK LAST WEEK.
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