TNAG-1357-FCO40-1798-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 166

OCMIAN 1773

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RECEIVED IN ALUSTAT

10 DEC 1985

YOUR TELS NOS 2728-9 AND PEKING TELNO 1789: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY

STATE COUNCILLOR JI PENGFEI

1.

EMASCULATION WAS NOT OUR INTENTION. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT

OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT A SENIOR LEVEL TO THE CHINESE, AND WE AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE PLAINLY. THE RECORD WILL PROBABLY

BE WIDELY READ IN CHINA, INCLUDING BY OTHER LEADERS, AND WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHAT YOU SAY DOES GET OVER CLEARLY OUR INTENTION TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE, AND ALSO IS NOT SUCH AS TO PROVOKE VIOLENT CHAUVINISTIC REACTIONS

WHICH WOULD DO MORE TO HINDER THAN HELP FUTURE BUSINESS.

2.

WITH THESE AIMS IN MIND WE THINK PARAS 1-13 OF YOUR SPEAKING NOTE ARE BROADLY RIGHT. BUT WE STILL HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT

WHETHER PARA 14 ROUNDS OFF THE POINTS WE WISH TO MAKE IN THE

BEST POSSIBLE WAY. WE THINK THAT THE ARGUMENTS IN IT NEED

ELABORATION, AND THAT THEY CAN BE EXPRESSED IN A WAY LESS LIKELY

TO PRODUCE A NEGATIVE REACTION. MIFT CONTAINS A SUGGESTED

REDRAFT FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPEAKING NOTE.

3. WE AGREE THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW IN THE JLG. BUT

THIS IS NOT UNEXPECTED, AND WE VERY MUCH AGREE WITH COMMENTS IN

PEKING TUR. THE JLG HAS ONLY MET TWICE. THE NECESSITY OF HAVING

ONLY THREE MEETINGS A YEAR WITH NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE LEADERS ON

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