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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2842
OF 17184OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
HKK 01111
2 3 DEC 1985
DES: SE
INDE
TRY
1. Taken
AB 23
FOLLOWING FOR WILSON FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1988: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
1. AGREE THAT OUR NEXT MOVE SHOULD BE TO FURTHER THE DIALOGUE WITH
LU PING AT THE END OF DECEMBER. WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ON WHAT WE MIGHT
SAY TO HIM ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ON WHICH SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
2. AS REGARDS XU JATUN, HIS REACTION TO AN INFORMAL SOUNDING BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY AT MY DINNER FOR JN PENGFE WAS THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ADVERSE TO FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THAT LEVEL BUT HE SEEMED
TO SHY AWAY A BIT FROM TALKING DIRECTLY TO ME. SHALL HOWEVER BE GIVING EXCO AN ACCOUNT OF MY TALKS WITH J TOMORROW AND WE MAY WELL GET ON TO A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION THEN OF HOW WE CAN BEST PURSUE THE INFORMAL DIALOGUE HERE.
3. THIS THEREFORE IS AN INTERIM REPLY TO YOUR TEL TO WHICH WE WILL RESPOND MORE SUBSTANTIVELY SHORTLY.
YOUDE
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
'HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
BIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR PEIRCE ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
BIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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