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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 230435Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3576 OF 23 NOVEMBER
FOR GALSWORTHY FROM GOVERNOR
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HICK 0.26/BL
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23 NOV 1934
YOUR TELNO 2326 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT: UMELCO VISIT TO LONDON.
INDU
I AGREE THAT THE MORNING OF 3 DECEMBER AND AFTERNOON OF 4 DECEMBER SEEM TO BE THE BEST FOR OUR DISCUSSIONS. I SHOULD BE GLAD TO CALL ON SIR P CRADOCK AT 0930 ON 3 DECEMBER.
2. WHAT IS THE TIME OF THE CALL ON MR LUCE ON 3 DECEMBER?
3. I SHOULD BE GLAD TO LUNCH WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND MR LOEHNIS ON THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER, AND TO SEE MR NENDICK THERE BEFORE LUNCH.
4. UMELCO DELEGATION WILL NOT REQUIRE MEETING ROOM IN FCO, BUT I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR USE OF AN OFFICE AND SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE. I ASSUME YOU WILL ARRANGE FOR PASSES FOR WHOLE DELEGATION TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM MAIN ENTRANCE ON 3 DECEMBER.
5. I BELIEVE THAT UMELCO NOW INTEND TO PUBLISH POSITION PAPER HERE AND TO DELIVER IT TO SELECTED MPS IN LONDON ON THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER. I EXPECT TO GET AN ADVANCE COPY ON 27 NOVEMBER AND WILL TELEGRAPH THE TEXT TO YOU.
6. PROVISIONALLY, THE SUBJECTS WHICH THE UMELCO, DELEGATION WILL WISH TO RAISE WITH THE MINISTERS ARE:
NATIONALITY, INCLUDING TRANSMISSIBILITY AND THE ACCEPTABILITY OF PASSPORTS:
REPRESENTATION ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP:
THE POSSIBLE ROLE FOR HMG AND HONG KONG IN THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW: AND
AN ASSURANCE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DIMINUTION OF HMG'S INTEREST IN, AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR, HONG KONG BETWEEN NOW AND 1997.
I SHALL BE SEEING SIR SY CHUNG ON MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER, AND WILL TELEGRAPH THEN IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS WHICH UMELCO WISH TO RAISE.
YOU DE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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