OCMIAN 4336
CONFIDENTIAL
00 PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
021000Z MAY
GRS 210
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 811
OF 021000Z MAY 86
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
ADOS DOL
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RECEIVED IN VEGISTRY
- 9 MAY 1986
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YOUR TELNO 1302 AND PEKING'S TELNO 703:.
MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN: PRESS HANDLING
SECRETARY OF STATE'S
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WE AGREE THAT A LINE WILL BE NEEDED IF THE STORY BREAKS.
WE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE ANNOUNCE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO
BRUSSELS, OR HIS ENGAGEMENTS THERE, UNTIL 19 MAY OR THEREABOUTS.
WHETHER VOLUNTEERED OR IN RESPONSE TO AN ENQUIRY, THE
STATEMENT CAN MAKE GREATER USE OF THE ARRANGED 'COVER' THAN YOU
OR PEKING ENVISAGE. WE HAVE IN MIND 'THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL
BE VISITING BRUSSELS ON 23 MAY FOR A MEETING WITH THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NATO, LORD CARRINGTON AND WITH M TINDEMANS.
HE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRESENCE IN BRUSSELS OF THE CHINESE
FOREIGN MINISTER TO LUNCH WITH HIM'.
3.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE UNATTRIBUTABLE LINE IN PARA 3 OF
TUR, TO BE USED THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING WITH WU. WE
MIGHT ADD THAT APART FROM A PRIVATE SECRETARY THE ONLY
ACCOMPANYING OFFICIAL WOULD BE WILSON. THIS WOULD HELP TO KEEP
THE MEETING IN A SINO-BRITISH (RATHER THAN HONG KONG) CONTEXT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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