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BE THE AGREEMENT AT JLG II TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE PROBLEM AND MP FENTON'S SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION WITH ZHOU NAN. WE SHALL WISH TO EXPLAIN HOW WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CONVERGENCE AND WHY A SUSTAINED EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IS ESSENTIAL. FROM THERE THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT GO ON TO INTRODUCE THE TOPICS COVERED BY PAPA 3 (B) TO (E)
ABOVE.
FOLLOW-UP. PROVIDED WU'S RESPONSE IS NOT TOTALLY NEGATIVE THE THREE PAPERS WOULD BE BRIEFLY INTRODUCED, AND HANDED OVER AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION AS A BASIS FOR SUBSEQUENT EXCHANGES. WE SHOULD SEEK TO SECUPE AGREEMENT THAT THESE EXCHANGES MIGHT BE PURSUED INFORMALLY AND ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS, AS OCCASIONS APISE
(SEE BELOW).
FOLLOW-UP
BUT
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO KEEP ANY FUTURE EXCHANGES FLEXIBLE AND INFORMAL. IN PRACTICE THEY COULD BEST BE CONDUCTED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEVELS. IN PRACTICE WE MAY BE COMMITTED TO DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE IN THE JLG IF THE CHINESE INSIST. SO FAR AS POSSIBLE USE OF THAT FORUM SHOULD BE AVOIDED: ITS PROCEEDINGS APE FORMAL, ON THE FECORD, AND THE SUBJECT OF CONCENTRATED PRESS ATTENTION. MOREOVER THERE IS THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO SAY IN THE PUBLIC COMMUNIQUE. WE SHOULD EXPLOIT SUCH OCCASIONS AS MAY ARISE FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE DIALOGUE AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO CREATE OPPOFTUNITIES FOR MORE DETAILED EXCHANGES BETWEEN OFFICIALS IF THEY DO NOT COME
ABOUT NATURALLY.
7.
AFTER THE INITIAL EXCHANGE THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONS FOR
CONTINUATION OF THE DIALOGUE MIGHT APISE OF BE EXPLOITED:
(A)
DISCUSSION BETWEEN ZHOU NAN AND MP RENTON WHEN THE FORMER
ACCOMPANIES HU YAOBANG TO LONDON IN JUNE. HE WILL EXPECT
A CALL ON MP FENTON. ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT THE IDEAL INTERLOCUTOR ON THIS TOPIC HE HAS TAKEN A PELATIVELY SENSIBLE LINE IN THE MORE PECENT PAST. IN ANY CASE HE CANNOT BE LEFT OUT. AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT TO LONDON
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