TNAG-2025-FCO40-2887-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Saudi-Arabia-1990 — Page 11

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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG, ACTOR, CABINET OFFICE

OUR TELNO 473: SAUDI / CHINA RELATIONS.

1. ON 18 JULY AL ZAMIL, MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND ELECTRICTY, VISITED TAIWAN CARRYING A MESSAGE FROM KING FAHD TO PRESIDENT LI TENG HUE. WE HAVE THE IMPRESSION THIS CONTAINES FORMAL NOTIFICATION THAT SAUDI ARABIA INTENDS TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH PRC AND DOWNGRADE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN TO THE STATUS OF TRADE-MISSIONS.

2. WE LEARN FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE THAT THE PRC FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE VISITING THE KINGDOM IN THE COMING WEEK, PRESUMABLY TO FINALIZE ARRANGEMENTS, PEKING TELNO 1040. THIS STORY HAS NOT, SO FAR, BEEN REPORTED HERE.

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