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YOUR TEL NO 966 TO HONG KONG: LORD PELSTEAD'S VISIT:
PRESS RELEASE
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1. AS INDICATED IN PARA 9 OF MY TEL NO 608 I HAD
INTENDED TO CLEAR THE TEXT OF A PRESS RELEASE WITH YOU SHORTLY BEFORE THE VISIT. THIS HAS NOW BEEN PRE-EMPTED BY HONG KONG'S REQUEST (HONG KONG TEL NO 1333 TO YOU) TO ANNOUNCE THE VISIT
NOW. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INDICATED TIMING OF THE PRESS RELEASE TO
BE MADE IN HONG KONG (YOUR TEL NO 966 TO HONG KONG) DOES NOT
GIVE ME SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLEAR THE TEXT OF OUR RELEASE WITH
YOU AND THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND STILL KEEP WITHIN THE HONG KONG
DEADLINE. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU AND HONG KONG TO DELAY YOUR
RESPECTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS UNTIL THE 12 NOVEMBER PRESS CONFERENCE ?
2.
MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A BRIEF STATEMENT FOR ISSUE TO
THE THAI PRESS TO COINCIDE WITH YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN LONDON.
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