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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR) TELNO 806 OF 21/9/72
INFO PEKING.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 858 (NOW REPEATED TO PEKING) AND FCO TELEGRAM
134-NO 733 TO PEKING: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA AND
HONG KONG.
1. WE CAN MAKE NO ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
VISIT TO HONG KONG UNTIL AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE ABOUT HIS VISIT
TO CHINA. I HOPE THEREFORE THAT YOU CAN AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL
IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELEGRAM NO 733 TO PEKING, THIS WOULD
ENTAIL AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN HONG KONG AT 1930 LOCAL TIME. I HOPE
THIS WILL BE CONVENIENT.
2. WE WOULD PREFER THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
VISIT TO HONG KONG NOT TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A MEETING WITH
THE PRESS. THE FORM OF WORDS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR
TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS ACCEPTABLE SUBJECT TO THE DELETION
OF THE PHRASE AND WILL ALSO MEET THE PRESS. AN ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT A MEETING WITH THE PRESS MIGHT BE MADE NEARER THE TIME,
3. ON THE TIMING OF DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG WE HAVE AN OPEN
MIND. WE HAD THOUGHT IN TERMS OF ABOUT 1800 HOURS LOCAL TIME
BUT THIS DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS OUT FOR
3 NOVEMBER AND IT IS BY NO MEANS IMMUTABLE.
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