CONFIDENTIAL
PLEASE CONVEY THE FOLLOWING TO THE DEPARTMENT AS APPROPRIATEA
LO CARRINGTON'S FAR EAST TOUR
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS CONTENT WITH THE AGENDAS AS SUBMITTED BY MR DAVIES ON 22 AUGUST, HE
ACCEPTS SIN M WILFORD'S RECOMMENDATION THAT HE SHOULD DO THE JAPANESE PRESS CLUB: AND WILL OBVIOUSLY CALL ON THE EMPEROR IF THIS IS SUGGESTED BY THE JAPANESE
2. ON THE VISIT TO HONG KONG (MORRICE'S SUBMISSION OF 21 AUGUST) THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS BROADLY CONTENT WITH THE PROGRAME SUGGESTED BY THE GOVERNOR. HE IS NOT TOO WORRIED BY HELICOPTER TRIPS, AS THESE ARE NORMALLY PRETTY SHORT IN HONG KONG. HE TAKES THE POINT ABOUT POLICE MORALE, BUT I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF SIR E YOUDE COULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE WISE FOR THE SECRETARY. OF STATE TO GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO SPEND TIME WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WHO, ACCORDING TO MORRICE'S NOTE, IS PERSONALLY UNDER ATTACK IN CONNECTION WITH THE MCLENNON AFFAIR. IS THERE ANY RISK OF
WITH THE HOLENNON AFFAIR. IS THERE ANY RISK OF THIS REBOUNDING AGAINST LORD CARRISTON IN ANY WAY? MEANWHILE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE TO
LOW SIR E YOUDE'S SUGGESTION THAT ITES (C) AND (P) IN THE GOVERNOR'S SUGGESTED SCHEDULE GWOULD BE LEFT FOR DECISION NEARER THE TIME,
LORD CARRINGTON AGREES WITH THE SUGGESTED' AGENDAS
I AM SLIGHTLY AFRAID HOWEVER THAT THE LIST READS LIKE THEMES FOR AN INQUISITION (EDUCATION FEES, RATIONALITY LAW,
MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENTS, DEFENCE COSTA AGREEMENT ETC). ALL THESE WILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED, BUT THE GOVERNOR VILL HO DOUBT BEAR IN MIND THE NEED TO AVOID A MEETING WITH ANY
ACCUSATORY FLAVOUR,
CONFIDENTIAL.