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FM HONG KONG 08082OZ SEPT 82
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1009 OF 8 SEPTEMBER
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
FROM HALL FOR PCD.
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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.
ACCOMMODATION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. GIVEN THE IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUM
OF THE NO 10 PARTY WHO HAVE TO BE AT GH (SERIALS 1-6 AND 13),
REGRET ALAN DONALD WILL NOW BE STAYING AT MANDARIN. HAVE
INSPECTED TOWER BEDROOM SHOWN ON DIAGRAM BUT IT WILL NOT BE
SUITABLE FOR PARTY: IT IS 230 STAIRS UP FROM GROUND FLOOR.
2. YOUR TELNO 701. LOCAL ADVICE (BTC) IS THAT IF WINE IS
ADDRESSED RIGHT THROUGH TO PEKING, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE
TRANSFERRED TO A PEKING FLIGHT. IF OFFICIALLY LANDED IN HONG
KONG AND THEN SEPARATELY DESPATCHED TO PEKING WHOLE PROCESS
COULD TAKE 2 OR 3 DAYS, BECAUSE OF CUSTOMS, DOCUMENTATION ETC.
ASSUME FROM YOUR ENQUIRY THAT YOU HAVE DISCARDED IDEA OF USING
DIRECT BA FLIGHT TO PEKING, FOLLOWING WARNING ABOUT IT FROM PEKING
EMBASSY.
3. CASTLE PEAK VISIT. HOSTS AT CASTLE PEAK WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE
UP TO A FURTHER FOUR FROM UK PARTY TO ATTEND OPENING CEREMONY.
THEY WOULD TRAVEL OUT BY HOVERCRAFT AND BACK BY CAR. NAMES CAN
BE FINALISED ON ARRIVAL HERE.
·
FCO TELNO 354. VISIT TO CANTON. DRAFT PROGRAMME GIVES VC10
FLYING TIME CANTON TO HONG KONG AS 50 MINUTES. TRIDENTS ON THIS
RUN TAKE 25 MINUTES. PLEASE RECHECK VC10 TIME WITH RAF.
5. FOR KYDD NO 10 PRESS OFFICE. ASSUME THAT ON ARRIVAL IN ALL
CAPITALS BBC AND ITN CAMERA TEAMS WILL WISH TO LEAVE AIRCRAFT
FIRST IN ORDER TO PHOTOGRAPH PM ARRIVING. PLEASE CONFIRM.
6. FOR COD. PLEASE REPEAT FCO TELNO 701 TO PEKING AND TOKYO
HADDON-CAVE
LIMITED
ред
FED
HKGD
MR DONALD
REPEATED AS REQUESTED
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT
RESTRICTED
ADVANCED
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