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the proposal for a bilateral on the evening of 20 May, on the assumption that the Council meeting will take place as planned on

21 May.

You should say that I hope it will be possible for Qian

to attend the meeting in New York, and refer to the commitment in the Memorandum of Understanding, signed by the two Prime

Ministers in Peking in September 1991, in which we undertook that the two Foreign Ministers would meet twice a year.

You should

say that I envisage a meeting covering Hong Kong, bilateral and

international issues: that I suggest we set aside 90 minutes in

full order to have a further discussion: and that given the likely

timetable on 21 May, the best option appears to be to meet on the

evening of 20 May if it is possible for Qian to get to New York

in time for that.

4.

For UKMis New York.

Please take parallel action with the

to decide with the Chinese where

Chinese Mission to put them on notice of our proposal for a

bilateral. We leave it to you

the meeting should be held.

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