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TELEGRAM NUMBER 584 OF 24 JULY
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FCO TELNO 581: HOUSE OF COMMONS EARLY DAY MOTION. See (SOA)
1. MR ROBERT PARRY MP AND A NUMBER OF OTHER SIGNATORIES OF THE EARLY
DAY MOTION HAVE NOW ASKED FOR A MEETING WITH MR BLAKER TO DISCUSS
THE MATTERS RAISED IN IT. THE MINISTER OF STATE HAS AGREED TO SEE
THEM AT NOON ON 26 JULY.
2. WE HAVE SUFFICIENT BACKGROUND MATERIAL TO PROVIDE GENERAL
BRIEFING. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE HELPFUL IF YOUR REPLY TO OUR TELEGRAM
UNDER REFERENCE COULD INCLUDE ANY PARTICULAR POINTS WHICH YOU THINK MR BLAKER SHOULD MAKE TO MR PARRY AND HIS COLLEAGUES, AND ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION WHICH HE MIGHT FIND USEFUL.
3. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IN REPLY TO A LETTER WHICH MRS ELLIOTT SENT
TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON THIS SUBJECT DURING HER VISIT TO LONDON, THE PRIVIATE SECRETARY AT NO 10 DOWKNING STREET HAS WRITTEN (ON OUR ADVICE)
QUOTE: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD A MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE HONG
KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
BEFORE YOUR RETURN TO HONG KONG, AND THAT THE POINTS WHICH YOU
MADE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CLEARANCE OF THE SAI
LAU KOK BUILDINGS ARE CONTINUING IN HONG KONG. MRS THATCHER HOPES
THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO REACH A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION OF THE
OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF HONG KONG
LAW. UNQUOTE.
CARRINGTON
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