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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2187
OF 260333Z AUGUST 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UK REP JLG HONG KONG
154211
MDLIAN 7479
YOUR TELNO 1269: VISIT OF SIR EDWARD HEATH TO PEKING: 1992
1.
SEPTEMBER
USE OF SIR
I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO TRY TO MAKE EDWARD HEATH'S VISIT TO PEKING IN LATE SEPTEMBER. I MAY GIVE HIM AT LEAST AN OUTLINE OF MY THINKING ON THE KEY ISSUES WHILE HE IS HERE. BUT I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO USE HIM TO SELL THE PACKAGE TO THE CHINESE, BUT RATHER TO IMPRESS UPON THEM MY WISH TO HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS AND MY WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK FRANKLY TO THEM ONCE SUCH A RELATIONSHIP IS ESTABLISHED.
2.
AS YOU SAY, I WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK THINGS THROUGH WITH SIR EDWARD WHILE HE IS IN HONG KONG. I WOULD OF COURSE BE GRATEFUL IF MINISTERS WERE ABLE TO FIND TIME TO GIVE HIM A BRIEFING BEFORE HE LEFT LONDON. THE POINT TO EMPHASISE FROM THE LONDON END IS THE ONE THE PRIME MINISTER MADE TO LI PENG, I.E. THAT WHEN THE CHINESE ARE SPEAKING TO ME, IT IS ALMOST THE SAME AS SPEAKING TO THE PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF, AND THAT WHAT I SAY TO THEM WILL HAVE THE FULL BACKING OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
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