HKB 02014
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MDLOAN 8793
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TO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TELNO 91
OF 25160OZ AUGUST 89
INFO PRIORITY LISBON, HONG KONG, PEKING
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YOUR TEL NO 195: SINO-PORTUGUESE JLG
THERE ARE NO
1. YOU WILL HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS WITH RAMOS. PRESSING QUESTIONS WHICH WE NEED TO ASK HIM, ALTHOUGH INFORMATION ADDRESSEES MAY HAVE SUGGESTIONS.
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IN THE COURSE OF YOUR DISCUSSION, HOWEVER, YOU MIGHT ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER THE FULL BACKGROUND STORY TO THE ON/OFF SINO-PORTUGUESE JLG WHICH FINALLY TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF JULY. IT WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTING TO LEARN RAMOS' ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S MOTIVES IN BEING RELATIVELY FRIENDLY TOWARDS PORTUGAL SINCE 4 JUNE (EG COOPERATION IN THE LAND COMMISSION OVER THE AIRPORT GRANT AND LI PENG'S KIND WORDS TO THE DEPARTING PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR IN PEKING ARE EXAMPLES). WE WONDER ALSO WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES IN THE CHINESE LINE-UP ON MACAO WORK AND WHETHER RAMOS THINKS THAT ANY OF HIS CHINESE COLLEAGUES ARE LIKELY TO LEAVE THE SCENE FOR A WHILE FOR QUOTE RE-EDUCATION UNQUOTE.
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