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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FM FCO 131330Z SEP 82
2.23
TELEGRAM NUMBER 381 OF 13 SEPTEMBER
AND TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG,
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR).
OUR TELNO 373: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CANTON
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MR KENNETH BAKER IS INCLINED TO RECOMMEND THAT CABLE AND
WIRELESS SHOULD BE SINGLED OUT FOR PRIME MINISTERIAL ATTENTION.
MR ERIC SHARP WILL BE IN CANTON ANYWAY AND MR BAKER'S OFFICE HAVE
SUGGESTED THAT A COMMEMORATIVE SCROLL MIGHT BE PRESENTED TO THE
PRIME MINISTER.
2. WOULD A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE BE TO SUGGEST A MEETING WITH A
NUMBER OF BRITISH BUSINESSMEN WHO WILL BE IN CANTON ANYWAY OR
MIGHT TRAVEL THERE FROM HONG KONG EG REPRESENTATIVES OF DUNLOP'S
AND STC?
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MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
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