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GRS 120 CONF-IDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMED HATE FCO

TELNO 1988

OF 22064OZ MAY 87

MANFO AMMED HATE PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

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YOUR TELNO 1318: DEFENSE AND PUBLIC ORDER: EXPERT TALKS: PRESS

RELEASE

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1. IN PARA 3 OF TUR YOU SUGGESTED THAT WE MAKE OUR PRESS RELEASE

ON 20 21 MAY. NOTHING THAT THE CHINESE SIDE INTEND TO MSSUE THER

RELEASE BEFORE THEY LEAVE PEKING ON 24 MAY, AND WISHING TO AVOND TOO DIRECT A TIME LINK BETWEEN THE DCA TALKS ON 21 22 MAY AND

THE EXPERT TALKS, WE NOW HINTEND TO MAKE OUR RELEASE ON 24 MAY. #F

THE CHINESE SIDE ISSUE THEIRS EARLIER, WE WILL PROMPTLY FOLLOW SUNT.

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2. TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR OUR STATEMENT WE WILL PREFACE T

WITH THE WORDS QUOTE FOLLOWING THEIR EXCHANGE OF VĨNEWS

AT JLG VAN UNQUOTE.

3. WE HAVE AMENDED OUR DEFENSIVE LINE ON MEMBERSHIP TO QUOTE THE

BRITISH SHDE WILL ALSO INCLUDE MR W.R. DAVIES, ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, MR R.#.W. UPTON, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND MR D. TSANG, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL DUTIES.

WILSON

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HMLNAN 3247

LIMITED

HKD

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MR GILLMORE MR MCLAREN

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