6. IF YOU AGREE WITH
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THAN ONCE A YEAR IT
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A TOP LOCAL GROUP TOGETHER IN HONG KONG MORE
FOLLOWS THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT NOT TO ATTEM
ANYTHING OF THE SORT DURING MY APRIL VISIT.
7. NOR DO I THINK TTHAT A MERE REPETITION OF LAST JUNE'S DRAGON-BOAT DINNER WOULD ACHEIVE THE RESULT WE WANT, AND MIGHT MAKE MORE DIFF- ICULT THE ARRANGEMENT LATER IN THE YEAR OF THE DINNER IN PARA. 5.
8. 1 AM INCLINED THEREFORE TO ABANDON THE IDEA OF A PRESTIGE DINNER ON THIS OCCASION AND SUBSTITUTE AN OFF-THE-RECORD LUNCH FOR THE PRESS
WHICH I COULD ADDRESS AND AT WHICH I COULD ANSWER QUESTIONS. I MIGHT
ALSO RESPOND TO ANY REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL BACK-GROUND BRIEFINGS.
9. IF LORD GORONWY ROBERTS FELT THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL. I WOULD
GLADLY MEET A GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS.
10. I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT SIR Y.K. KAN COULD SUPPORT ME IN ITEMS
IN PARAGRAPHS 8 AND 9.
11. UNDER THE REVISED CONCEPPT THE MAIN ITEMS OF THE VISIT
WOULD THEREFORE BE:-
(A) RECEPTION, DRESS SHOW AND SUPPER ON 10TH APRIL.
(B) PRESS LUNCH ON 11TH APRIL PLUS ANY BACKGROUND BRIEFING IF
INDEED THERE IS A DEMAND.
(C) MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS.
3.
COMBINATION
12. I SHOULD HOPE THAT (P) AND (C) IN CONFIRMATION WOULD ACHIEVE
OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE.
13. PLEASE SHOW THIS TELEGRAM TO HERRIES AND KIDD.
14. WHEN I HAVE YOUR REACTIONS TO THE ABOVE I WILL TELEGRAPH ABOUT HOSTING OF (A) AND (B).
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