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ZCZC

HPLNAN 4604 PEHPAN 4570

UNCLASSIFIED

TT FCOLN

TT HOKON

TT LIBSO

FM PEKMN TO FCOLN

120924Z MAR

GRS 130

UNCLASSIFIED

FM PEKING

TO TELELETTER FCOLN

TELNO 020/393/23

OF 120924Z MARCH. 87

AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG, LISBON

FROM: C.O.PHGOTT, PEKING

FILE REF: 020/393/23

DATED: 12 MARCH 1987

FOLLOWING FOR: T W M SMITH ESQ, HONG KONG DEPT, FCO

COPIED TO: R N PEARCE ESQ, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

D G MARTHN ESQ, LISBON

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 BE

*ISSUED AS SOON AS ANY AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON THIMING OF THE TALKS.

SIGNED: C O PIGOTT

PEHPAN 4570

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