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9 MAR 1984
PA
REGISTRY Autio! Taken
FROM PEKING 08070OZ MAR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
HKK040/14
MEL IN ME
TELEGRAM NUMBER 389 OF 8/3/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
040/14 (109) (10)
YOUR TELS NOS 190 AND 191:
TIMETABLE.
FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
1. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD BEGIN TO EXPLAIN OUR THINKING ABOUT THE TIMETABLE TO THE CHINESE VERY SOON. WE NEED TO PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO SAY TO THEM ON THE SUBJECT(SEMI-COLON) AND IT WOULD BE WRONG TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THEM TO GET THE IR BEARINGS ABOUT IT EXCLUSIVELY FROM THEIR NON-OFFICIAL INTERLOC- UTORS (LORD SHAWCROSS HAS NOW FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MRS
WILLIAMS: SEE PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW).
2. MY INFORMAL DINNER WITH ZHOU TOMORROW (9 MARCH) WILL PROVIDE
AN ADMIRABLE OCCASION FOR US TO DO THIS.
3. DEPENDING A BIT ON HOW ZHOU REACTS TO THE LINE IN PARAGRAPHS 1-5 OF YOUR SECOND TUR, I SHOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT RATIFICATION AS WELL. THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE THE CHINESE WOULD NOT SUBSEQUENTLY BE ABLE TO ACCUSE US OF HAVING TOLD THEM LESS THAN THE FULL STORY AND PARTLY BECAUSE IT IS LIKELY THAT ZHOU WILL ASK ME ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER SIGNATURE.
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