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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 897
OF 17081OZ JUNE 91
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HONG KONG PERSONAL FÖR GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1140: AIRPORT TALKS: PRESS
1. I AGREE THAT COMPETITIVE BACKGROUND BRIEFING IS UNLIKELY TO ASSIST OUR CAUSE. IN ANY CASE, TO COUNTER LU PING'S ALLEGATIONS EFFECTIVELY WE WOULD HAVE TO BRIEF THE PRESS IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL THAN WE HAVE YET FELT ABLE TO DO. THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXPECT SIMILAR IN-DEPTH BRIEFING EVERY TIME THE CHINESE
COMMENT ON THE TALKS.
2. I WILL RAISE THE SUBJECT WHEN I HAVE DINNER WITH LU PING ON 19 JUNE. I SHALL DO SO MORE IN SORROW THAN IN ANGER: MY MAIN OBJECT WILL BE TO RE-ESTABLISH A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
LU.
MCLAREN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
PADS SECRET
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/NEWS D
HD/PUSD
31
ADDITIONAL
SIR P CRADOCK (NO 10)
DISTRIBUTION
40
HD/PLANNERS
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MR S WIGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE
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