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136205 MDTTAN 4060
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER N FR
OF 070844Z JUNE 93
INFO TELELETTER HONG KONG
HKC 012/4
LECEIVED IN RECISTRY
8 JUN 1993
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY M Mann's
Action Taken
8/0
SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, PEKING
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Mr Whole. Mr Bunker #
1012/4.
FROM
TELELETTER
FOLLOWING FOR
COPIED TO
NFR OF 7 JUNE 1993
PF RICKETTS, HKD, FCO
W G EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
JARDINES AND CHINA
1.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 4 JUNE. I HAVE SINCE SEEN
WILLIAM EHRMAN'S RESPONSE OF THE FOLLOWING DAY. I AGREE WITH THE
ADVICE WHICH WILLIAM GAVE TO MARTIN BARROW AS REGARDS THE LINE
WHICH CHARLES POWELL MIGHT TAKE WITH HIS INTERLOCUTORS WHEN HE
COMES HERE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.
2.
CHARLES POWELL HAS BEEN IN TOUCH DIRECTLY ABOUT HIS VISIT HERE
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AND I HOPE TO SEE HIM BEFORE HE EMBARKS ON
HIS CALLS ON CHINESE OFFICIALS. I WILL REINFORCE WILLIAM'S ADVICE AS REGARDS THE LINE HE MIGHT TAKE WITH THEM, AND WILL DISCUSS WHAT FURTHER I OR THE EMBASSY MIGHT DO TO SUPPLEMENT JARDINES' EFFORTS.
I WILL ALSO TELL CHARLES THAT IN MY VIEW WHAT IS REQUIRED NOW IS
FOR HENRY KESWICK TO MAKE SOME PUBLIC STATEMENT DESIGNED TO GET ACROSS THE POINT THAT JARDINES' BUSINESS IS BUSINESS NOT POLITICS.
IT SHOULD NOT BE TOO DIFFICULT FOR HENRY TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE THAT MESSAGE IN A SPEECH OR ON SOME OTHER PUBLIC OCCASION, AND IT WOULD BE LIKELY TO DO MORE GOOD THAN ANY OFFICIAL APPROACHES
WE MIGHT MAKE THOUGH I REMAIN READY TO SPEAK BLUNTLY IF THAT IS
WHAT JARDINES REALLY WANT.
J
I AM COPYING THIS TELELETTER TO WILLIAM EHRMAN IN THE
POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE, HONG KONG
3.
ROBIN MCLAREN
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