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TO DESKBY 1911002 FCO

TELNO 1862

OF 19092OZ DECEMBER 85

INFO DESKBY 1911002 HONG KONG

HKK 011/1

INDE

YOUR TEL NO 1078: LUNCH WITH ZHOU MAN

2 Q DEC 1985

1982/2

ZHOU NAN MADE THE SPEECH IN MY TEL NO 1855. MY SPEECH WAS

AS FORECAST IN MY TEL NO 1851, EXPECT THAT I MADE THE AMENDMENT

SUGGESTED IN HONG KONG TEL NO 2848. WE HAVE TOLD THE CHINESE THAT

MY SPEECH AS DELIVERED WAS THE AUTHENTIC VERSION.

2. I HAD THREE OR FOUR EXCHANGES WITH ZHOU ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT. AS EACH OF THESE EXCHANGES COVERED A GOOD DEAL OF GROUND, I THINK IT BEST TO REPORT WHAT HE SAID UNDER SUBJECT HEADINGS.

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