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2 5 JUN 1987
OCMIAN 3479
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PP PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO WASHI
290850Z JUN
GRS 399
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELNO 1009
OF 29085OZ JUNE 87
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING
TELECON RICKETTS/SMITH (25 JUNE): WU XUEQIAN'S STOPOVER IN
HONG KONG
1.
WE UNDERSTAND FROM TELECON. UNDER REFERENCE THAT THE
AMERICANS HAVE ASKED FOR A BRIEFING ON WU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG ON
2U JUNE. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR BRIEFING THEM IN
CONFIDENCE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNOR IS
CONTENT:
A)
WU TRANSITTED HONG KONG ON 20 JUNE EN ROUTE HOME FROM AN
EXTENSIVE TOUR OF AFRICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND
ACCEPTED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFER OF A MEETING AT THE GOVERNOR'S
LODGE.
B)
A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS WERE COVERED IN THEIR 90 MINUTE
MEETING. THE GOVERNOR BRIEFED WU ON THE PRESENT STATE OF
PLAY ON THE GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. HE
EXPLAINED OUR THINKING ON THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S
SILENT MAJORITY EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE OPTIONS IN THE
GREEN PAPER: AND REITERATED THAT WE HAD NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS
OR PLAN ON WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW SHOULD BE. WU TOOK
NOTE AND REITERATED DENG'S POINT ABOUT THE NEED FOR A PRUDENT
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