TNAG-1462-FCO40-1988-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-the-UK--including-visit-by-Hu-1986 — Page 111

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29 APR 1986

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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER:

COVER

1.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL HAVE LUNCH WITH THE CHINESE

FOREIGN MINISTER, WU XUEQIAN, IN BRUSSELS ON 23 MAY (TO DISCUSS HONG KONG). HE WISHES TO ARRANGE AT LEAST ONE OTHER MEETING IN

BRUSSELS WHILE HE IS THERE. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THIS IS

FOR COVER, TO AVOID HONG KONG SPECULATION ABOUT A CRISIS MEETING.

2.

A POSSIBILITY, WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD

EXPLORE, IS A BRIEF CALL ON LORD CARRINGTON, WHICH COULD BE

PRESENTED AS POST-DPC PRE-NAC CONSULTATIONS. EXAMPLES

OF SUBJECTS WHICH MIGHT USEFULLY BE DISCUSSED ARE THE HALIFAX

COMMUNIQUE, HOW SDI CAN BE HANDLED AT THE NAC, LIBYA/TERRORISM

·AND POSSIBLY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GENEVA TALKS AND/OR RSVP.

3.

WE SUGGEST YOU EXPLAIN TO MR FALL THAT THE SECRETARY OF

STATE WILL BE IN BRUSSELS ON 23 MAY FOR A MEETING WITH WU AND

WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRIEF CALL ON LORD

CARRINGTON, IF THIS IS CONVENIENT, TO RUN OVER ISSUES SUCH AS

THOSE IN PARAGRAPH 2 BEFORE THE NAC MEETING.

4.

THE BEST TIMING WOULD BE BETWEEN 11 AND 12 AM. THE

SECRETARY OF STATE NEEDS TO RETURN PROMPTLY TO LONDON IN THE

AFTERNOON TO PREPARE FOR A SPEECH HE IS GIVING IN THE EVENING. HOWE

LIMITED

DEFENCE DEPT

HKD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

MR DAUNT

DR WILSON

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