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TO DESKBY 25110OZ FCO

TELNO 2629

OF 251OOOZ NOVEMBER 85

HKK OLL

WCEIVED IN REGISTRY

INFO DESKBY 26010OZ PEKING.

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26 NOV 1985

OFFICER

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AB26

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MY TELNO 2620 AND PEKING TELSNGS 1715 AND 1716 JLG

: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

1. DISCUSSED THESE DEVELOPMENTS WITH DR WILSON AND HIS COLLEAGUES OVER THE WEEKEND. WE AGREED THAT MUCH WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT FURTHER INDICATIONS OF THE CHINESE ATTITUDE EMERGED DURING ZHOU NAN'S DINNER THIS EVENING AND AT THE OPENING OF THE JLG MEETING TOMORROW.

2. WILL BRING EXCO UP TO DATE AT ITS REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW MORNING (TUESDAY) BUT WILL ALSO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE DELEGATION WILL SEND A TELEGRAM AT THE END OF TUESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OUTLINING THE SITUATION THEN OBTAINING, WHETHER ANY SUPPLEMENT TO THE EXISTING INSTRUCTIONS IS REQUIRED,

AND WHETHER THEY NEED ANY REACTION FROM US TO POSSIBLE FORMULAE TO BE

USED IN THE COMMUNIQUE. CAN THEN GET EXCO'S REACTION AT THE WEDNESDAY MEETING AND HAVE THEM IN LONDON FOR MINISTER'S CONSIDER-

ATION AT THE OPENING OF BUSINESS THAT DAY.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES D (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR MARTIN ASST STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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