TNAG-1255-FCO40-1588-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 176

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 273 OF 20 SEPTEMBER

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INFO PIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, CANBERRA (PERSONAL FOR HIGH

COMMISSIONER) AND WASHINGTON (PERSONAL FOR THOMAS).MMISSIONER)

FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

PERSONAL FOR HIGH COMMISSIONER FROM CLIFT: BRIEFING OF

CANADIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS.

1.

THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED THAT WE SHOULD BRING THE

CANADIANS AND THE NEW ZEALANDERS INTO THE PICTURE AT A HIGH LEVEL

AND KEEP THEM GENERALLY UP TO DATE AS WE DO IN THE CASE OF THE

AUSTRALIANS AND, TO A GREATER EXTENT, THE AMERICANS.

2.

THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN BRIEFED ACCORDINGLY FOR HER

TALKS IN OTTAWA WITH MR TRUDEAU ON 26 SEPTEMBER. MR WHITNEY HAS

BEEN SIMILARLY BRIEFED FOR HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH MR COOPER IN

WELLINGTON BETWEEN 26-30 SEPTEMBER. BRIEFING GIVES BACKGROUND TO

SECOND PHASE OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS, SETS OUT GENERAL OBJECTIVES

AND GIVES PROGRESS TO DATE.

3. GRATEFUL IF YOU, AND WELLINGTON, WOULD REPORT BY TELEGRAM

(COPIED TO PEKING AND HONG KONG) ANY MINISTERIAL DISCUSSION ON

HONG KONG.

4.

ANY ADDITIONAL BRIEFING ARISING OUT OF THE NEXT ROUND OF

TALKS ON HONG KONG IN PEKING ON 22/23 SEPTEMBER WILL BE SENT BY

TELEGRAM.

FOR HONG KONG AND PEKING

5.

BRIEFING IS ON SAME LINES AS THAT GIVEN ALREADY TO THE

AUSTRALIANS. YOU HAVE AUTHORITY TO BRIEF YOUR CANADIAN AND

NEW ZEALAND COLLEAGUES ALONG SIMILAR LINES, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT

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