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TELEGRAM NUMBER 560 OF 25 AUGUST
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT
WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1241 OF 25 AUGUST.
YOUR TELNO 760: MR LUCE'S VISIT.
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WE ANTICIPATE THE FOLLOWING PRESS QUERIES IN ADDITION TO THOSE
FORECAST IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE:
(A) WILL MR LUCE BE JOINING THE TALKS IN PEKING AT A LATER DATE?
(B) WILL HE BE ADVISING THE GOVERNOR ON THE FUTURE HANDLING OF THE
TALKS?
(C) WILL SIR PERCY CRADOCK BE COMING TO HONG KONG TO MEET MR LUCE?
(D) WILL THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, BE VISITING HONG
KONG AND PEKING AFTER MR LUCE'S VISIT?
(E) WHO WILL MR LUCE BE MEETING DURING HIS VISIT? WILL HE BE
MEETING WITH UMELCO MEMBERS TO GATHER THEIR VIEWS ON THE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG?
(F) WILL MR LUCE BE MEETING THE PRESS?
(G) WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANYING MR LUCE ON HIS VISIT?
2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE AS TO THE LINE WE SHOULD TAKE IF THESE
QUESTIONS ARE PUT TO US DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
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