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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WU XUEQIAN'S VISIT TO THE UN

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1. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WU XUEQIAN WILL BE GOING TO THE UNGA PRIOR TO A VISIT TO CANADA FROM ↳ TO 10 OCTOBER. HE WILL PETURN TO THE US FOR A VISIT FROM 10 TO 15 OCTOBER, SPENDING 11 TO 13 OCTOBER IN WASHINGTON. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICANS HE INTENDS TO RETURN TO CHINA VIA EUROPE.

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2. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE EXACT DATES OF HIS TRIP TO THE UN OR HIS EUROPEAN ITINERARY. WE SHALL CONTINUE TO ENQUIRE THROUGH DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES, BUT IT WOULD

IN OUR VIEW BE PREMATURE FOR US TO ASK THE MFA DIRECTLY, BECAUSE THEY WOULD CERTAINLY SUSPECT THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR A MEETING, AND SEE A HONG KONG CONNECTION. UKMIS NEW YORK MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE UN DATES MORE EASILY.

3. IF WU'S ATTENDANCE AT THE UNGA COINCIDES WITH YOUR OWN YOU

WILL WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER A MEETING SHOULD BE ARRANGED.

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THE UNGA COULD PROVIDE A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR A HIGH-LEVEL CONTACT WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE PUBLICITY OR RISK OF RAISING EXPECTATIONS OF A BREAKTHROUGH IN THE HONG KONG TALKS. WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A PARTICULAR MESSAGE TO GET ACROSS IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, SUCH A CONTACT COULD, FROM HERE, SEEM USEFUL.

4. IF A MEETING IN NEW YORK WERE NOT POSSIBLE, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ASKING WU TO PASS THROUGH LONDON WHILE HE IS IN EUROPE. THIS WOULD ATTRACT MUCH MORE ATTENTION AND THEREFORE CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. THE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO SE MADE BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS IN PEKING AND WOULD RISK GIVING A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE CHINESE. ON THE WHOLE WE ARE AGAINST IT. YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE AMBASSADOR'S ADVICE. CLARK

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