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HONG KONG: VISIT BY SIR DENYS ROBERTS AND MR JEAFFRES ON
1 I attach a draft programme for Sir Denys Roberts' visit next week. Subject to any comments you may have, I would propose to have it typed up in final form and circulated to those concerned, including, in particular, those whom I have invited to attend the meetings which Mr Cortazzi (or Mr Larmour) propose to chair on Wednesday 9 June and, if necessary, Thursday 10 June. I have avoided any mention of the subject for discussion with
Sir Denys Roberts and Mr Jeaffreson since Mr Kidd, who would like to see Sir Denys at one or other of the times provisionally indicated, has asked for a copy of the programme. Neither the India Office Council Chamber nor Room E.102 is available for your meetings. Instead, we have reserved Conference Room B in the Great George Street Government Offices. The department used this room for tripartite UK/US/Seychelles talks at senior official/ Ministerial level in March and I think that it should be suitable on this occasion.
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2. Mr Cortazzi asked for a plan of action for next week' S discussions. As I see it, we might aim to proceed as follows. On the first two days, when the discussions will be with HKIOD only, the aim, as suggested in FCO telegram no. 391 of 24 May to Hong Kong, would be to isolate the differences over the Planning Paper more precisely and, I suggest, to achieve a fuller understanding of each side's point of view. The aim of the enlarged discussions on the third and, if necessary, the fourth day would be to seek to resolve any points of difference and, where this may not be possible, to reduce the area of disagreement over particular points. The objective would be to produce a complete revised version of the Planning Faper by close of play on Thursday 10 June with any outstanding points appropriately indicated in the text. Finally, if it seemed appropriate, the calls which Sir Denys Roberts will be making on Lord Goronwy-Roberts and the PUS on the last day, Friday 11 June, might be used to try to resolve any points which may still be outstanding. The Governor himself would have to be consulted subsequently but the overall objective, as I understand it, would be to arrive at a paper agreed with Hong Kong in time for the Governor's proposed visit to London in the week beginning Monday 19 July.
3. I have not so far seen the suggested amendments to the Planning Paper which Sir Denys Roberts said that he would try to Flag send in advance of his arrival (Hong Kong telegram no. 532 of
26 May).
4. I have circulated copies of Mr Youde's letter of 24 May on the Planning Paper to those members of the PUS' Planning Committee who are acerned with the Chinese angle.
3 June 1976
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D.F. Millon
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