CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
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CONFIDENTIAL
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MDLIAN 8526
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TOP COPY
OF 110401Z JULY 92
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1057: SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS: FRANCE AND GERMANY.
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WE DOUBT IF THERE IS MUCH RISK OF AN ADVERSE REACTION FROM THE CHINESE, PROVIDED THE INFORMAL TALKS ARE HANDLED CAREFULLY AND IN A LOW KEY WAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN APPEARANCES, WE COULD IF NECESSARY WAIT A DECENT INTERVAL BETWEEN OUR EVENTUALLY SECURING CHINESE AGREEMENT TO FORMAL TALKS AND PRESENTING TO THEM
THE INITIALLED TEXTS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
2.
SINCE IT WAS THE CHINESE SIDE WHO SUGGESTED INFORMAL TALKS, THEY CAN HARDLY OBJECT PROVIDED WE INSIST THAT THEIR STATUS IS INFORMAL. WE WILL TELL THEM (INFORMALLY) THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
TAKE PLACE.
PATTEN
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ΜΑΙΝ
55
DISTRIBUTION
56
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
HKD
PUSD
FED//HD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/MR PATTEN
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
1
NO 10//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
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