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RE 30 JUN1977
NUL 164/1
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR STEWART, HKGD, FROM MARCH.
1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM MY TELNOS. CREDA 95 AND 96 THAT WE ARE REACHING AN IMPORTANT STAGE IN OUR RESPONSE TO SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE'S APPROACH TO THE PRIME MINISTER CONCERNING THE SUPPLY
OF BRITISH EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW HONG KONG POWER STATION.
2. SIR LAWRENCE LEAVES FOR EUROPE ON FRIDAY AND HAS JUST TELEPHONED TO SAY THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEND THE PRIME MINISTER
A SMALL PIECE OF OLD WHITE JADE CARVED WITH THE CHINESE CHARACTERS ."'MAY ALL YOUR DESIRES BE FULFILLED''. HE HAS SOUGHT MY ADVICE
ON THE PROPRIETY OF THE GIFT WHICH HE REGARDS SIMPLY AS A TOKEN
OF HIS APPRECIATION OF MR CALLAGHAN'S KINDNESS IN RECEIVING HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT TRACE ANY RECENT CIRCULARS ABOUT THE ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS TO MINISTERS AND WOULD, THEREFORE, BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GUIDANCE ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S LIKELY ATTITUDE TO SIR LAWRENCE'S GESTURE. SIR LAWRENCE WILL LEAVE THE GIFT READY PACKED IN HONG KONG FOR ME TO TRANSMIT THROUGH THE BAG IF I ADVICE THAT HIS GESTURE WOULD BE IN ORDER. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PACKAGE ARE 12 BY 5 BY 6 INCHES.
3. SIR LAWRENCE HAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT HIS PASSPORT AND THAT OF HIS WIFE, WHICH EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BORN IN HONG KONG WERE ISSUED IN LONDON, HAVE NO REMAINING SPACE FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER'S STAMPS. THEY BOTH CONTAIN VALID VISAS FOR BRAZIL AND THE U.S WHICH THEY WILL VISIT AFTER THEY LEAVE THE U.K. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO ARRANGE FOR SIR LAWRENCE'S DOCUMENT PROBLEM TO BE SORTED OUT BY SOMEONE IN THE PASSPORT OFFICE WHO WOULD BE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RENDERING ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO A MAN WHO PLAYS SUCH A KEY ROLE IN OUR CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS.
4. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME HAVE A PRELIMINARY REPLY BY 010400Z.
MARCH
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