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TELNO 21
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MDHIAN 7599
HONG KONG TELNO 118: TAIPEI CULTURAL AND INFORMATION CENTRE.
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1 I AM AWAY FROM TAIPEI NEXT WEEK. IN ANY CASE, THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANCE OF CONTACTING JASON HU WHO IS NOW EMBROILED IN THE SUCCESSION CRISIS HERE. HOWEVER, ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE THAT I SHOULD ACT WITH HIM, I AM REQUESTING A CALL ON HIM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 8 FEBRUARY. THIS IS ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HE WILL REMAIN AS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE (GIO). EVEN IF HE DOES NOT (MY TELNO 15) HE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY STILL BE IN THE CABINET AND COULD (STILL) BE OF USE IN TAKING THIS MATTER FORWARD IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE CURRENT CONFUSING SITUATION HERE.
2. I SHALL ALSO LEAVE INSTRUCTIONS HERE TO SEEK A CALL FOR ME ON THE NEW HEAD OF THE GIO (IF HU CHANGES JOB) AND WHOEVER IS BY THEN HEAD OF THE MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL (MAC) IN VIEW OF THE TIMING CONSTRAINTS DESCRIBED IN MY TELNO 15, I THINK WE SHOULD NOW ACT ON TWO FRONTS IN THE HOPE THAT WE CAN PERSUADE THE TAIWANESE AT LEAST TO POSTPONE THE ENLARGEMENT AND RENAMING OF THE GIO'S EXISTING OFFICE. MY OBJECTIVE, THEREFORE, WOULD BE TO PERSUADE THE TAIWANESE TO STICK TO THE EXISTING NAME, IE HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE FREE CHINA REVIEW, AND TO POSTPONE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENLARGEMENT UNTIL WELL AFTER THE LEGCO DEBATE AND PREFERABLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE INTO 1993.
3. I TAKE IT THAT WE ARE NOT NOW PREPARED TO MAKE A FUSS OVER SOURCE OF FUNDING. THIS WOULD, IN ANY CASE, BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE TAIWANESE TO DISGUISE AND MIGHT LOSE US THEIR CO-OPERATION ON
THE OTHER TWO POINTS.
MORRICE
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