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CONFIDENTIAL
FM WELLINGTON
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 163
OF 060211Z MAY 93
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING
INFO ROUTINE TOKYO, SEOUL, ACTOR
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MDLIAN 1088
YOUR TELNO 59: VISIT OF NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER TO CHINA
SUMMARY
1 NEW ZEALANDERS ASK FOR OUR ASSESSMENT OF CHINESE PRIME MINISTER'S HEALTH.
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ACTION TAKEN BY DHC WITH HEAD OF NORTH ASIA DIVISION (ELDER) ON 3 MAY. HE SAID PRIME MINISTER BOLGER WAS ANXIOUS TO BE HELPFUL OVER HONG KONG, BOTH IN CHINA AND IN KOREA.
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ELDER TOLD US TODAY THAT THE CHINESE HAVE SUGGESTED A MEETING BETWEEN BOLGER AND PRIME MINISTER LI PENG MAY NOT NOW BE POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE LATTER HAS A COLD' (WITH NO FURTHER ELABORATION OFFERED). ELDER FOUND IT HARD TO CREDIT A COLD CASTING DOUBT NEARLY TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNED MEETING. HE ADDED THAT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF LI PENG'S MEDICAL/POLITICAL CONDITION THAT WE COULD PROVIDE.
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