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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 4163

OF 170503Z DECEMBER 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 2885 : CHINESE VISITS TO HONG KONG

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ation Taken

1.

THANK YOU. OUR THINKING IS CLEARLY SIMILAR.

2. OUR CONCEPT OF A ZHOU VETO (NB. NOT SPECIFICALLY ON MINISTERIAL VISITS - SEE PARA 2(B) IN OUR TELNO 4121) IS BASED ON FEEL RATHER THAN EXACT EVIDENCE. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT LU PING AND ZHENG

WE IRONG (BOTH OF WHOM HAVE ADMITTEDLY A HEAVY WORK LOAD IN PEKING) HAVE BEEN EVASIVE ABOUT FURTHER VISITS TO HONG KONG. WE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED DIRECTLY (PA/ZHOU) TO ENERGETIC FISHING BY THE LATTER FOR AN INVITATION TO HONG KONG. WE PROCEEDED TO PUT TWO AND TWO

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PS/MR RENTON

MR GILLmore MR WILSON

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