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CONFIDENTIAL

229

Mr Layden, HKD

MR RENTON'S MEETING WITH VICE-MINISTER ZHOU NAN, 9 JUNE 1986

1. Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zhou Nan will be visiting Britain from 8-12 June as a member of Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang's delegation. He will have a separate meeting with Mr Renton from 1500-1550 (approx) on Monday, 9 June.

2.

I assume that, as Mr Masefield and Mr Hum have discussed, one objective remains not to give Zhou Nan an opening to use the entire occasion to give a detailed response to the points which the Secretary of State raised with Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian on 23 May. We are in any case suggesting to the Chinese that the following range of subjects might be discussed:

Bilateral issues (briefly)

FED

Hong Kong (briefly)

HKD

Future of Macao (Chinese approach to

HKD

negotiations with the Portuguese)

Claims

Korea

Claims Dept

FED

It is possible Zhou Nan might also raise:

URENCO

UK Withdrawal from UNESCO

NED

UND

We expect the international implications of the Chernobyl disaster will be discussed between Mr Walker and Vice Premier Li Peng, also on 9 June. But we have asked the Chinese Embassy to confirm that Zhou Nan will not raise this subject.

3. I should be grateful if departments could let us have briefs as indicated, in the form of points to make and essential facts, by end of 4 June (to Mr Rouse, W82, 233 5539 please). Contributions should be in draft; please pay even more attention than usual to the need for brevity. essential facts should be longer than one side).

HKR 02612 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

12 JUN 1986

Action Takın

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Tain Con

I C Orr

Far Eastern Department K 258

233 5963

2 June 1986

CC:

PS/Mr Renton

Dr Wilson

AB1016

Mr Kerr, Claims Dept

Mr Young, NED Ms Rogerson, UND Mr Torry, SED CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Bowie,

FED