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MIPT: SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH THE

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER : 23 MAY

IT WAS AGREED WITH THE CHINESE THAT BOTH SIDES WOULD SEPARATELY MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:

2.

BEGINS

QUOTE AS ANNOUNCED ON 19 MAY, THE SECRETARY OF STATE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A VISIT TO BRUSSELS TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR WU XUEQIAN, AT THE LATTER'S INVITATION. THIS MEETING WAS PART OF THE REGULAR CONTACTS AT MINISTERIAL AND OTHER LEVELS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA. THE TWO MINISTERS DISCUSSED INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL MATTERS OF

COMMON INTEREST UNQUOTE

ENDS

IT WAS AGREED TO SAY IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS THAT THE MATTERS DISCUSSED INCLUDED IN PARTICULAR THE FORTHCOMING VISIT TO BRITAIN OF GENERAL SECRETARY HU YAOBANG. THE MINISTERS ALSO REVIEWED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND NOTED WITH SATISFACTION PROGRESS MADE. FURTHER DETAIL OF THE DISCUSSION WOULD, AS USUAL, BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL.

PETRIE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON MR CROWLEY

PUSD

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