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RECORD OF TALKS BETWEEN THE LORD PRIVY SEAL AND THE CHINESE
VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHANG CANMING, AT THE NO 3 STATE GUESTHOUSE, PEKING, "ON THESDAY 5 JANUARY 1982 AT 9.00 AM
Present:
Lord Privy Seal
Sir P Cradock
Mr T Arnold MP
Mr A E Donald
Mr M W Atkinson
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Mr R Westbrook
Mr M A Arthur
Mr AC Galsworthy Mr R N Peirce
Mr J Ashton
Zhang Canming, Vice Minister, MFA
Wang Benzuo, Director Western European Department, MFA
Zheng Yaowen, Division Head WED
Tang Longbin, Deputy Director, Protocol Department, MFA
Interpreters
Junior Officials
1.
After the exchange of formal introductions and
welcoming comments in which both sides agreed that Britain and
China held similar views on many major international issues the
Lord Privy Seal suggested that talks begin by discussion of the
recent events in Europe and in particular Poland. Recent
developments there were well known; it was clear to Britain that
General Jaruzelski and the Polish Army were maintaining purely
military rule. Substantial steps had been taken to prevent
Solidarity or any other organisation from having any influence.
For the time being a military dictatorship had been established.
Mr Atkins said that it was very difficult to obtain reliable
information; movement in and out of Poland and that of foreign
journalists and diplomats there was severely restricted. There
was no doubt that some people had been killed by the army; the
Polish Government claimed that there had been only eight deaths
but unsubstantiated reports suggested that the true figure was
much higher. The problem was how reliably to assess the
differing reports. But General Jaruzelski seemed to be having
some success in maintaining order and preventing either Solidarity
or the church from influencing events.
2.
Mr Atkins said that the Polish economy was clearly suffering considerably. The fall in industrial production and
in particular that of coal would have a serious effect on the
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