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FM FCO
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TO DESKBY 180030Z HONG KONG
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INFORMATION IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM BURNS, AUSS
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(FOR JLG HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY)
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(FOR PEKING: PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
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FCO TELSNOS 498 AND 499 : PADS : THE WAY FORWARD
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DESKBY 180030Z
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The Secretary of State is content for you to write to Lu Ping on the lines proposed in our second tur. If you judge
it right to be more specific about the figure on offer, you have discretion to deploy it as and when you think best. The
201 essential points are that there can be no question of any 21 financial guarantee from HMG and that, during his visit, the
Secretary of State will be looking for a broader understanding 23 with the Chinese leadership on the need for an improved
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political relationship and better consultation and co-operation over the next years to 1997.
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The Secretary of State notes the possible need for a team from Hong Kong to take part in parallel negotiations on PADS while he is in Peking. He understands the argument and will
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