CONFIDENTIAL
GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO HIMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1175
OF 080646Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
tel
TOP COPY
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MY TELNO 1145, HONG KONG TELNO 2134 AND YOUR TELNO.649.
THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO PEKING IN AUGUST.
1. L
CHUANSHENG TELEPHONED MS MAJORE YESTERDAY (7 JULY) TO SAY
THAT SOME CHINESE OFFICIALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE BLDC WOULD BE OUT
OF PEKING AT THE END OF AUGUST, RETURNING ON 30 AUGUST. HE NAMED
ZHOU NAN, KE ZAISHUO, L+ HOU AND LU PING. MS MAJOR THANKED LI FOR THIS INFORMATION AND SAID WE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO ARRANGE ANY CALLS
IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT.
2.
AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR THAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR CALLS BY HIM ON
JJ PENGFE AND ZHOU NAN. ALSO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR A CALL
ON LY HOU, GIVEN HIS STATUS AND THE FACT THAT HE ACCOMPANIED JI TO
HONG KONG LAST DECEMBER. IF WE WERE TO ASK FOR A SEPARATE CALL ON
LU PING, I THINK THAT THE CHINESE WOULD REPLY THAT LU WOULD BE
PRESENT WHEN THE GOVERNOR CALLED ON LA. THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT WE
SHOULD RESERVE LU FOR THE DINNER WHICH I AM PLANNING TO GIVE FOR THE
GOVERNOR. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY (OR USEFUL) FOR
ME TO #NVITE EITHER JI OR LI TO SUCH A DINNER. WOULD HAVE TO
INVITE ZHOU NAN, BUT THAT COULD BE OF POSITIVE ADVANTAGE TO THE GOVERNOR.
3. SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR CALLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
• HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
İCONFIDENTIAL
HRK 026/4
RECULO IN REĜISTRY
24 JUL 1986
INDLA
PA
REGISTRY
| Action Taken
AB 247.
:
113
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