BB HONG KONG
GRS 184
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
19496-
FM FCO 201530Z AUG 1982
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 647 OF 20
FROM CONFERENCE SECTION
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
Ms
AUGUST 1982 HKK C26/5. All
23 001942
YOUR TEL 876
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1. YOUR PARAS 9-31. NO 10'S COMMENTS ON FCO TEL 261 WERE ON THE REFERENCES TO PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS AND VISITS, IE SENTENCE
2 IN PARA 2 AND PARA 3. WHOLE OF REST OF TELEGRAM
STANDS. NUCLEUS OF THE PARTY IS PRIME MINISTER. MR
BUTLER, MR COLES, MR INGHAM, MR DONALD, BUT AS A GENERAL RULE. NO 10 STILL, WISH TO KEEP PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS TO A MINIMUM.
MR THATCHER, EXCEPT WHERE HE IS FOLLOWING A SEPARATE PROGRAMME.
WOULD IN GENERAL ATTEND ALL PROTOCOL AND SOCIAL OCCASIONS.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS, WE HAVE ASKED NO 10 WHETHER OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PARTY. SUCH AS MRS RYDER OR NO 10 SUPPORT STAFF.
MIGHT TAKE PART IN SOME
EVENTS/VISITS. WE HAVE ALSO BROUGHT PARAS 12 AND 13 TO THE ATTENTION OF NO 10 (MR THATCHER'S PROGRAMME) AND ARE PRESSING FOR AN ANSWER TO PARA 11 (GUEST LISTS). AS YOU SAY. THE RECEPTION
POSES NO REAL PROBLEM. ON THE PRESS SIDE. MR KYDD GENERALLY ACCOMPANIES THE PRESS, WITH MR INGHAM GENERALLY ACCOMPANYING
THE PRIME MINISTER.
PYM
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PCD
FED
HKGD
MR DONALD
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