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GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

DESBKY 11083OZ OCT 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TELEGRAM NUMBER 148 OF 11/10/83

AND TO PRIORITY FCO

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YOUR TEL NO 585: LORD RHODES

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MKK040/1

ALCLVED IN NEGISTRY 14JCT 1983

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1. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SUBJECT OF HONG KONGWAS

MEILEA

PA

노

RAISED WITH LORD RHODES IN ANY FORMAL WAY WHILE HE WAS IN PEKING.

BUT HE HIMSELF CHOSE TO BUTTONHOLE LUO JIAHUAN FOR TEN MINUTES

AT THE END OF A BANQUET WHICH HE GAVE ON 6 OCTOBER AND LECTURE

HIM ON THE SUBJECT IN A RAMBLING WAY. LUO UNDERSTOOD HIM TO SAY

THAT HE GENERALLY ACCEPTED THE CHINESE CASE. WE

UNDERSTOOD HIM TO BE STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING

CAREFULLY TO THE BRITISH NEGOTIATING TEAM.

2. LORD RHODES' MAIN TALKS WERE WITH THE

MINISTRY OF TEXTILES. MME WU WENYING, THE MINISTER, WAS THE MAIN GUEST AT HIS BANQUET.

3. CLAIRE STUBBS, WHO WILL HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY

ON A COURIER RUN, WAS EMBASSY LIAISON OFFICER FOR LORD RHODES' PARTY WHILE HE WAS HERE. YOU MAY LIKE TO CHECK ANY FURTHER DETAILS

WITH HER.

4. WE CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO SPEAK TO LORD RHODES

AS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR.

REGISTRY

Action Taken

ICH.

CLARK

LIMITED

HRD

FED

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/ MR LUCE PS/ MR WHITNEY

PS/ PUS

MR GIFFARD MR DONALD

CONFIDENTIAL

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

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