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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 545
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HONG KONG
19 AUGUST 1970.
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VISIT OF CHANCELLOR OF DUCHY OF LANCASTER TO HONG KONG.
WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING FORM OF BRIEFING REQUIRED FOR MR. RIPPON'S VISIT, WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT WILL BE TO GET A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED FOR HONG KONG BY OUR ENTRY INTO THE EEC: AND THAT HE WILL NOT BE CONCERNED DURING HIS VISIT WITH INTERNAL HONG KONG AFFAIRS. PROVIDED YOU SEE NO OBJECTION IT WILL IN FACT BE HELPFUL IF THIS CAN BE MADE GENERALLY KNOWN IN ADVANCE
OF THE VISIT.
2. TAKING THE ABOVE INTO ACCOUNT, GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL TELEGRAPH ANY INDICATION THAT YOU CAN GIVE OF MATTERS OUTSIDE CONTEXT OF OUR ENTRY INTO EEC BUT WHICH ARE NEVERTHELESS LIKELY TO BE RAISED WITH THE CHANCELLOR BY THE PRESS OR BY YOUR UNOFFICIAL ADVISERS OR OTHERS WHOM HE WILL BE MEETING.
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