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1.

PLEASE TELL THE MFA THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE ACCEPTS

WITH PLEASURE WU'S INVITATION TO LUNCH ON 23 MAY AT THE CHINESE

EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD ESTABLISH

QUICKLY THE EXACT TIMING OF THE PROPOSED MEETING. (STRICTLY FOR

YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE PLAN TO ARRANGE AT LEAST ONE OTHER

MEETING IN BRUSSELS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO REDUCE

THE RISK THAT THE MEETING WITH WU MIGHT SEND THE WRONG SIGNALS TO

HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE.)

2.

NOW THAT THE CHINESE HAVE TAKEN THE BAIT AND PICKED UP

THE REFERENCE IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, WE DO NOT/NOT WANT TO BE PRESSURED BY

THEM INTO ENLARGING ON THE PROPOSED SUBJECT MATTER OF THE

MEETING. IF THEY ASK YOU AGAIN TO ELABORATE

PLEASE SAY THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO WHAT WAS SAID

IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE. IF AND ONLY IF THERE IS ANY

TENDENCY TO IMPLY (AS ZHOU APPEARS TO HAVE DONE IN PARA 5 OF TUR)

THAT THE ISSUE OF THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY

BEEN FULLY AND RECENTLY DISCUSSED DURING VISITS TO PEKING, YOU

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KUAN

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