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(A) A MEETING WITH TAI IN HONG KONG AT THE PRESENT TIME (I HAVE NOT SEEN TAIPEI TEL TO HK NO 3) WOULD NEED TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFULLY HANDLED, GIVEN CHINESE SENSITIVITIES. I WOULD NOT/NOT RECOMMEND IT. PERHAPS SOMEONE IN BTC COULD OFFER AN INFORMAL LUNCH. THE MOST, KEN WALKER FROM THE HK GOVERNMENT. TAIWAN'S AGENDA IN HONG KONG, WHICH THEY PRESENT TO US AS DESIGNED TO BE HELPFUL, IS IN FACT DIRECTLY IN PURSUIT OF THEIR OWN INTERESTS.
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(B) I HAVE NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF EUGENE CHIEN, BUT I RECALL THAT HE VISITED UK IN, I THINK, 1990. HE MAY HAVE HAD INFORMAL CONTACT WITH A DTI/DOE JUNIOR MINISTER, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE A HOOK ON WHICH TO RESPOND TO MR MORRICE'S REQUEST IN PARA 7 OF TUR. ALTERNATIVELY, A GENERAL EXPRESSION OF SATISFACTION, RATHER THAN ONE SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO BRITISH MINISTERS WOULD BE PREFERABLE IN MY VIEW.
(C) IT OCCURS TO ME THAT, ALTHOUGH NO QUESTION OF FORMAL AGREMENT ARISES, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CHIEN (PARA 6 OF TUR) WHICH CAUSED HIS RESIGNATION.
(D) AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE CONSIDERING A FAREWELL DINNER FOR TAI, HOSTED BY SIR W BENTLEY AND ATTENDED INTER ALIA BY HUM. IT SEEMS THAT TAI'S DEPARTURE IS NOW IMMINENT. PLEASE PURSUE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SUITABLE DATE WITH THE TRO.
(E) I AGREE THAT IN HIS VIEW POSITION TAI WILL BE A VALUABLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR MR MORRICE.
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