ZCZC
HPLNAN 4604
PEHPAN 4570
UNCLASSIFIED
TT FOOLV
TT HOKON
CC FED SED
แกง
1339/12
19
TT LIBSO
FM PEKIN TO FCOLN
120924Z MAR
GRS 100
UNCLASSIFIED
FR PEKING
TO TELELETTER FCOLN
.TELNO 020/393/23
OF 1209947 MARCH 97
AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG, LISBON!
FROM: C.O.PIGOTT, PEKING
FILE REF: 020/300/23
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19 MANIP67
14/3
DATED: 12 MARCH 1997
FCO
FOLLOWING FOR: T W SMITH ESO, HONG KONG DEPT,
COPIED TO: RN PEIRCE ESO, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG,
D G MARTIN ES^, LISBON
2
MACAU
1.
XINHUA NEWS AGENCY OF 12 MARCH CARRIES A SHORT REPORT, DATED 11 MARCH, OF A STATEMENT BY A MFA SPOKESMAN ON MACAU. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT BOTH CHINA AND PORTUGAL SHARED THE COMMON DESIRE TO SETTLE THE MACAU QUESTION LEFT OVER BY HISTORY.
QUICKLY AND SATISFACTORILY. HE SAID THAT HE FELT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
THE PROSPECTS FOR SETTLEMENT. THE DATE OF THE 4TH ROUND OF TALKS ON
THE MACAU QUESTION WAS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION BY CHINA AND
PORTUGAL AND THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT A PRESS COMMUNIQUE WOULD DE
ISSUED AS SOON AS ANY AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON TIMING OF THE TALKS.
SIGNED: C O PIGOTT
44.
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