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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM,

HKD

23 JUN 1986

ZHOU NAN'S MEETING WITH MR RENTON, 9 JUNE: STRUCTURE OF

GOVERNMENT

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WE HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY A RECORD OF ZHOU NAN'S

DISCUSSION WITH MR RENTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

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WE THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MR RENTON COULD HAVE A

FURTHER WORD ABOUT IT WITH ZHOU NAN BEFORE THE LATTER LEAVES

THE AIM WOULD BE TWO-FOLD:

(A) TO CLARIFY HOW WE SEE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

1987 REVIEW AND THE 1988 ELECTION:

(B) TO BUILD ON ZHOU NAN'S ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR VISIT TO

PEKING SO AS TO STEER THE CHINESE AWAY FROM DISCUSSION OF THE

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT AT JLOIV.

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