TNAG-1978-FCO40-2811-Negotiations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-regarding-Vietnames-1989 — Page 21

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 712

OF 260735Z APRIL 89

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

MED 21/31/123

010616 MDHIAN 2157

6

YOUR TENOS 371-372 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1304: COAST HOPPING: MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN.

1. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR ON A COMMERCIAL TOUR OUTSIDE PEKING UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 27 APRIL: THE ABSENCE IN HONG KONG UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH OF GUO FENGMIN: AND SINCE ZHOU NAN'S DIARY IS FULL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE HAVE RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO THE MFA'S SUGGESTION THAT MISS BAILES SHOULD DELIVER YOUR MESSAGE TO CUI MINGTANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HKMAO/MEA, ON THE MORNING OF 27 APRIL.

2. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE AMBASSADOR WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO ZHOU AT A NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION ON 29 APRIL. IF SO HE COULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERLINE THE CONCERNS WHICH LIE BEHIND THE LETTER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS HIGH-LEVEL INITIATIVE.

3. WE WILL AMEND LINE 3 OF PARA 1 OF SECOND TUR TO READ QUOTE MORE THAN 3,300 BOAT PEOPLE ....ETC UNQUOTE.

DONALD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

96

DISTRIBUTION

102

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

NEWS

PS

PAGE

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

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