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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 390 OF 23 JUNE (61)

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 4 JUN 1983

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PEKING TEL 580 AND HONG KONG TELS 848 AND 851: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

VISIT BY UNOFFICIALS

1. FOR PEKING. YOU SPOKE WELL. THIS WAS AN ENCOURAGING OUTCOME.

PLEASE PROCEED AS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 14 OF YOUR TUR AND LET

US KNOW WHEN THE TIME OF YOUR CALL ON YAO HAS BEEN FIXED.

2. FOR HONG KONG. IN THE LIGHT OF PEKING TUR, ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE

UNOFFICIAL'S VISIT AND FOR IT'S ANNOUNCEMENT MAY PROCEED AS PLANNED

PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO BE MADE. WE

ASSUME THE TEXT IS AS IN OUR TEL 386.

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3. THE POINTS FOR DISCUSSION RAISED IN YOUR TEL 848 SEEM

TO COVER THE GROUND WELL. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ANY OTHER

SUGGESTIONS, EG, FOR THE DRINKS PARTY (PARA 1 OF YOUR TEL 848)

IN GOOD TIME, AS WELL AS AN INDICATION OF WHETHER ANY NON-

FUTURE RELATED SUBJECTS, EG VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, ARE LIKELY TO BE

RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL POINTS TO

PROPOSE AT THE MOMENT.

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IUJRE OF TONG KÔNG

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HD/PLANNING STAFF

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/FUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD MR WRIGHT

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SIR I SINCLAIR

LEGAL ADVISER

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

MR MARTIN

MR FLOWER

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