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6.

IN GENERAL EC COLLEAGUES REACTED POSITIVELY TO THE NEWS AND SHOWED NO DISPOSITION TO CAVIL AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S ACCEPTANCE OF LI PENG'S INVITATION TO VISIT CHINA.

7.

FINALLY, I ASKED EC COLLEAGUES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR GOVERNMENTS TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENTS WELCOMING THE AGREEMENT REACHED.

8. COUNSELLOR BRIEFED COUNTERPARTS FROM EMBASSIES FROM THE US, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN IN SIMILAR TERMS ON 5 JULY. THE CANADIAN AMBASSADOR HAD EARLIER READ ME THE DRAFT OF A VERY POSITIVE STATEMENT WHICH HE SAID HIS GOVERNMENT WERE PROPOSING TO MAKE.

MCLAREN.

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PADS SECRET

LIMITED

HKD

HD/PUSD

HD/FED

HD/NEWS D

31

DISTRIBUTION

40

HD/PLANNERS

PS

PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

• ADDITIONAL

9

SIR P CRADOCK (NO 10) PS/NO.10

MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS MR J P MCINTYRE HM TRESY MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE

MR S WIGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE MR WYE RAD

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