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00 HONG KONG
GRS 120
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 211000Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2309 OF 21 NOVEMBER
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YOUR TELNO 3449: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
DELEGATION
VISIT OF UMELCO
1. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED TO SEE THE UMELCO DELEGATION
DURING THEIR STAY IN LONDON. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE DATE AND
TIME OF THE MEETING IN DUE COURSE.
2. MR LUCE WILL SEE THE DELEGATION AT 10.30 ON 3 DECEMBER
AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL RECEIVE THEM AT 0900 ON 5
DECEMBER.
3. WE APPRECIATE THAT IT WILL BE THE EVENTUAL DRAFTING OF THE
UMELCO POSITION PAPER (YOUR TELNO 3538) AND THE EXCO DISCUSSION ON
NATIONALITY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL CRYSTALLISE UMELCO'S APPROACH TO
THE LONDON VISIT. BUT WE SHOULD WELCOME THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE
INDICATION OF THE POINTS THEY ARE LIKELY TO RAISE, SO THE WE CAN
SET BRIEFING IN HAND.
HOWE
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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