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The Lord President has agreed to see the Chinese Vice-Premier Wu
Xueqian at 1130 on Monday 19 March We have now had confirmation of
the call from the Chinese Ambassador.
As promised in my letter of 15 March, I enclose a brief for this
meeting. It mainly covers Hong Kong issues but also includes a line
on bilateral relations incase this is raised by Wu.
The Lord President should be aware that when the Prime Minister saw
on 16 hard
Saro the Chinese Ambassador this afternoon, she made quite clear that the
nationality package would be going ahead. Ambassador Ji said that both sides should now/"declare a ceasefire" and stop commenting publicly on this subject. He added that what we needed now was more
intensive consultations between the two sides. Ambassador Ji
suggested that it would be a good idea if the Lord President made both these points/to Vice-Premier Wu. We agree.
Alan Paul, the Head of Hong Kong Department, will sit in on the
meeting.
RATAAN
Private Secretary
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