CONFIDENTIAL
PLEASE CONVEY THE FOLLOWING TO THE DEPARTMENT AS APPROPRIATE1-
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LORD CARRINGTON'S FAR EAST TOUR
HKK026/17
29 AUG 1980
PENO fu 2018
Action on
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS CONTENT WITH THE AGENDAS AS SUBMITTED BY MR DAVIES ON 22 AUGUST ACCEPTS SIR M WILFORD'S RECOMMENDATION THAT HE SHOULD. DO THE JAPANESE PRESS CLUB: AND WILL OBVIOUSLY CALL OF 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 GOVERHOR, 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 TORRICE'S NOTE, IS PERSONALLY UNDER ATTACK IN CONNECTION
WITH THE HOLENNON AFFAIR
IS THERE ANY RISK OF
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