TNAG-2042-FCO40-2908-Visit-by-Dr-David-Owen-MP-to-China-and-Hong-Kong--February-1-1990 — Page 12

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FM HONG KONG

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG Kỡ

PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR

UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY

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MDHIAN 5420

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PEKING TELNO 167: VISIT OF DR OWEN TO PEKING: CONVERSATION WITH WU XUEQIAN

1. I HOPE IT IS CLEAR TO WU AND THE CHINESE THAT DR OWEN WAS SPEAKING IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY. I WOULD NOT/NOT LIKE IT TO BE THOUGHT THAT THE IDEAS IN PARA 3A, B, OR C CAME WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE HKG OR HMG.

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IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THE AMBASSADOR COULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, IN SPEAKING TO WU, DR OWEN WAS PUTTING FORWARD HIS OWN IDEAS.

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