TNAG-1441-FCO40-1925-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 253

OCMIAN 1841

CONFIDENTIAL

00 ΡΕΚΙΝ

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

061700Z JUN

CONFIDENTIAL

41841

GRS 480

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1073

OF 06170OZ JUNE 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

HRK 01111.

IHY

12 JUN 1986

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Jon Taken

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YOUR TELS 1724 AND 1734 AND PEKING TELNOS 963 AND 966: EXCHANGES

WITH THE CHINESE ON THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT

1.

(A)

(B)

2.

MINISTERS HAVE NOW AGREED THAT:

OUR EXCHANGES WITH THE CHINESE ON THE STRUCTURE OF

GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE TAKEN FORWARD THROUGH A VISIT BY

YOURSELF TO PEKING BETWEEN 29 AUGUST AND 2 SEPTEMBER:

MR RENTON SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN REFERRING TO THE

POSSIBILITY OF THIS INFORMAL VISIT WHEN HE RECEIVES

ZHOU NAN ON 9 JUNE.

WE HOPE THAT TO VOLUNTEER THIS IDEA MIGHT HELP TO

PRE-EMPT ANY SUGGESTION FROM ZHOU ABOUT DEALING WITH THE MATTER

AT JLGIV. IF HE DOES NONETHELESS PRESS FOR THIS, WE HAVE BRIEFED

MR RENTON TO ARGUE ON AGREED LINES AGAINST DISCUSSION IN A JLG

SESSION. WE AGREE THAT MR RENTON SHOULD NOT AT THIS STAGE PUT

FORWARD THE IDEA OF DISCUSSION IN THE MARGINS OF JLGIV: AND THAT

THIS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FURTHER IN THE LIGHT OF THE

MEETING WITH ZHOU.

3.

OUR INITIAL REACTION, HOWEVER, IS THAT THE IDEA OF DISCUSSION IN THE MARGINS OF JLGIV IS NOT AN EASY CONCEPT TO GRASP IN PRACTICAL TERMS, AND MAY NOT BE EASY TO SELL TO THE

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