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TELELETTER

A E DONALD, AUSS

DATED 14 OCTOBER 1983

FOLLOWING FOR D M D THOMAS ESQ CMG WASHINGTON

COPIES TO: A C GALSWORTHY ESQ PEKING

R JT MACLAREN POLITICAL ADVISER HONG KONG

CONSULTATIONS WITH THE AMERICANS ON ASIA

1. I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN EARLIER RESOONSE TO YOUR

TELELETTER OF 20 SEPTEMBER ABOUT MY POSSIBLE VISIT TO WASHINGTON

FOR CONSULTATIONS ON ASIA. THROUGH A MISHAP YOUR MESSAGE ONLY

FETCHED UP WITH ME WHEN I HAD RETURNED TO LONDON AFTER MY VISIT

TO THE FAR EAST.

2. THURSDAY 1 OR FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER WOULD SUIT ME FOR A VISIT TO

WASHINGTON AND I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL

EXCHANGE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT THAN LAST YEAR.

3. THE US EMBASSY HERE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ME AND WE HAVE

ARRANGED FOR DICK SOLOMON TO CALL ON ME ON WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER

TO HAVE A CHAT ABOUT CHINESE NEGOTIATING TACTICS.

4. IF WOLFOWITZ IS STILL FREE ON 1 AND 2 DECEMBER, PLEASE GO

AHEAD AND ARRANGE A SUITABLE PROGRAMME. IF MY DELAY IN REPLYING

HAS COST US THE DATES, I COULD POSSIBLY FIND TIME IN THE WEEK

BEGINNING 12 DECEMBER WHICH IS RELATIVELY FREE, BUT MUCH WOULD

DEPEND ON THE STATE OF PLAY IN THE HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS AT THE

TIME.

SIGNED A E DONALD

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