TNAG-1232-FCO40-1545-Visit-by-Edward-Heath-MP-to-China-and-Hong-Kong--August-Sept-1983 — Page 18

AS FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE COULD HAVE INFLUENCED THE

SITUATION DURING HIS CHINA VISIT, HIS SIXTH SINCE 1974, THE FORMER PRIKE MINISTER SAID: ''D HAD NO MESSAGE FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. I'M NOT IN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, AND THEY (THE CHINESE) KNOW THAT''.

HE REFUSED FURTHER COMMENT ON THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS.

MR HEATH ARRIVED HERE SUNDAY FOR AN INFORMAL VISIT AND IS TO LEAVE TOMORROW FOR NEW YORK. THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS IS TO BEGIN LATER

THIS MONTH.

EGH/AMC

AFT 131614 GMT SEP 90.

ENDS

YOUDE

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

(REPEATED AS REQULUTED)

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

ED/EKD

MR BURROWS

COPIES TO

SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER

LEGAL ADVISER

HD/FED

MR ROBERTS

NEWS D

HD/PLANNING STAFF

MR MARTIN

HD/PUSD

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

MR FLOWER

PS/MR LUCE

MR COLES

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

PUSD

NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING STREET

MR GIFFARD

MR WALKER

RESEARCH D

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