TNAG-2353-FCO40-3423-Visits-by-Lord-Caithness--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and--1991 — Page 51

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE F CO

TELNO 3826

OF 11065OZ DECEMBER 91

INFO PRIORITY

PEKING

Hko 826/

A

Rickett

어

11/xi

280.

100042

MDHIAN 5752

FOR PS/LORD CAITHNESS, BURNS, AUSS AND COX, HKD FROM GOVERNOR

PEKING TELNO 2075:

DECEMBER

LORD CAITHNESS'S DISCUSSION WITH ME: 7

1. I HAVE TWO MINOR AMENDMENTS TO PETER RICKETTS ADMIRABLY CONCISE RECORD IN TUR:-

(A)

PARAGRAPH 4:

SHOULD BE TO

(B)

WILSON

1

IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE, THE REFERENCE 'INDIVIDUAL NEW EXCO MEMBERS''

PARAGRAPH 5: I SUGGEST THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ ''FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF HANDLING LEGCO, THE FORMER WAS PERHAPS JUST AS WELL. FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON ASAS IS NOT HELPFUL IN LEGCO TERMS.

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