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FM PEKING 140600Z JAN 8PORA
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 30 OF 14/1
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18 JAN. 02
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).
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HONG KONG TELNO 30. PAO AND THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG
1. THIS IS AN INTERESTING TELEGRAM, I AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
COMMENTS IN PARAS 7 AND 8.
2. 1 NOTE GU MU'S REFERENCE TO SOVEREIGNTY, WHICH CONFIRMS OUR OWN ASSESSMENT. HUANG HUA'S COMMENT IS A FORETASTE OF CHINESE
NEGOTIATING TACTICS, WITH THE CHINESE TAKING AND NOT GIVING. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS AN ADVANCE ON
IN ACCEPTING THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME JOINT EFFORT AT A
SOLUTION.
3. A LOAN WOULD CERTAINLY NOT GET US OFF THE SOVEREIGNTY HOOK,
AND ANY PREFERENTIAL ECONOMIC AID WOULD HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY
PRESENTED, TO AVOID SUGGESTIONS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO ''BUY ·
OFF" THE CHINESE. YET AN INDICATION THAT A LARGE SUM MIGHT BE BE
AVAILABLE AT PREFERENTIAL RATES WOULD ASSIST THE ATMOSPHERE AND
MIGHT ASSIST THE SUBSTANCE OF TALKS ON HONG KONG. I WOULD NOT
ONCE MORE ENTIRELY RULE THIS OUT AS A MEANS OF INFLUENCING A
SOLUTION AND WE SHOULD PARTICULARLY GIVE IT THOUGHT IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.
FOR HONG KONG
4. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF AN INVITATION COULD BE PASSED TO SIR
Y K KAN TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME DURING HIS VISIT HERE AT THE END OF
APRIL. ALSO FOR INDICATION OF THE LIKELY DATES. I SHOULD ALSO BE
GRATEFUL IF SIR Y K PAO COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO CALL ON ME WHEN IN
PEKING.
Redacted under FOI exemption section 27(1)
CRADOCK
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
LIMITED
HEAD/HK & GD/MR GOODISON
HEAD/FED
MR DONALD
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