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2 2.AUG 1983.
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INDEX
PA
K&GISTAY Action Taken
RR PEKING
GRS 201
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 190930Z AUG 19
TO ROUTINE PEKING
PA
Chinese
(76)
raadrice in HK
FED sent a tel to Peking asking for an estimmented the earliest Likely dote for opening Shanghai Pekay replied v. rudely apparently,
CONFIDENTIAL Saying it would not be
'until end '83 or 12839 - 1
TELEGRAM NUMBER 547 OF 19 AUGUST
FROM ELLIOTT, FED
A
early '84, and referred to" mordinate delaye over Visa dice texts - FED do not think Mass wather Pelayare being
YOUR TELNO 806: SHANGHAI CONSULATE-GENERAL
very reasonable Az
What is this about?
And also think
they should make
more effort to hurry
matters up.
in Shanghai
1. I WAS DISTRESSED BY THE TONE OF TUR. FCO TELNO 534 WAS OF
COURSE SEEN BY US BEFORE DESPATCH. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT YOUR
ASSESSMENT OF THE TIMESCALE FOR SHANGHAI WAS NOW SO BLEAK. WE
HAD BEEN TAKING A RATHER MORE OPTIMISTIC LINE IN BRIEFING OTHER
INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS. PERHAPS WE HAD READ TOO MUCH INTO YOUR
TELNO 395.
2. YOU REFER AGAIN TO
'INORDINATE DELAY IN APPROVING THE LEGAL
TEXTS IN THE FCO'. I CAN WELL UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS. WE
TOO HAD HOPED TO CLEAR LINES MORE QUICKLY. BUT THOSE INVOLVED
HAVE ARGUMENTS ON THEIR SIDE TOO, AND I THINK THERE IS LITTLE
POINT IN RAKING THE ASHES NOW.
3. AS YOU SAY, THE BALL IS NOW AGAIN IN THE CHINESE COURT.
CLEARLY IT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE THE MFA RESPOND ON THE
AGREEMENTS. HOWEVER IN THE MEANTIME WOULD YOU SEE SCOPE FOR
A FURTHER APPROACH TO THE SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES, TO ASSESS
WHETHER ANY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE SINCE MARCH EVEN THOUGH THE
PEKING NEGOTIATIONS ARE STALLED ? WE NEED MORE EVIDENCE TO
DETERMINE THE LIKELY INTERVAL BETWEEN FINALISING THE AGREEMENTS
AND SEEING SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION.
as well aso
Bekas Min
WHITNEY
LIMITED
FED
HKD
POD
PPD
MR DONALD
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