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DD HONG KONG 190100Z
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FM FCO 181600Z APR 83
MKK0243
IND*X
SISTUPY NY 2 3 APR 1983
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 367 OF 18 APRIL
INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR).
, по
PTS/CH4/5
YOUR TELNO 478: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: POSSIBLE VISIT TO LONDON BY
EXCO UNOFFICIALS
1.
WE HAVE CONSULTED NO 10. THE PRIME MINISTER AGREES THAT
YOU MAY TELL EXCO, STRICTLY FOR THEIR OWN INFORMATION, THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH HMG ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING
UNOFFICIALS TO LONDON AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE
MONTHS AND THAT THIS IDEA HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY MINISTERS IN
PRINCIPLE.
2.
THE PRIME MINISTER DOES NOT CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD
ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE A FIRM DATE AT THE MOMENT. WE SHALL RESUBMIT
ON THIS WHEN WE HAVE THE CHINESE REPLY TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S
MESSAGE, WHICH MAY NOT BE UNTIL LATE APRIL OR INTO MAY, AFTER
ZHAO ZIYANG RETURNS FROM AUSTRALASIA. WE SHALL THEN NEED TO AGREE
ON THE MOST USEFUL TIMING FOR A VISIT BY UNOFFICIALS. IF THE
REPLY WAS A FAVOURABLE ONE, ENABLING SUBSTANTIVE TALKS TO START, IT MIGHT BE RIGHT TO WAIT (POSSIBLY INTO JUNE) TO SEE HOW THESE
WENT BEFORE HAVING A MEETING WITH EXCO IN LONDON ALTHOUGH CLEARLY
INDICATIONS OF CHINESE INTENTIONS ON A JUNE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR. IF, ON THE OTHER HAND, WE GOT AN
UNHELPFUL CHINESE REPLY IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO ARRANGE THE
UNOFFICIALS' VISIT EARLIER.
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