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TELEGRAM NUMBER 3399 OF 7 NOVEMBER
130MY TELNO 3392: VISIT OF UNELCO DELEGATION TO LONDON.
1. IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE UMELCO DELEGATION SHOULD BE SEEN BY MINISTERS BEFORE THEIR CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN PREPARATION FOR THE DEBATE. THIS WILL GIVE MINISTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS SENSITIVE ISSUES, SUCH AS NATIONALITY,
WITH THEM BEFORE THEY START THEIR ROUNDS.
2. THE DELEGATION WILL BE ARRIVING IN LONDON OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE MEETING WITH MINISTERS SHOULD BE ON MONDAY MORNING, 3 DECEMBER. IT WILL ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW BEFORE WE LEAVE WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER IS PLANNING TO RECEIVE
THEM.
3. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL ARRIVE ON LEAVE IN LONDON ON 18 NOVEMBER. HIS ADDRESS WILL BE 2 ESSEX COURT, TEMPLE, LONDON EC4 (TEL 01-538-8381). THE DEPARTMENT AND LEGAL ADVISERS WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO SEE HIM AND MINISTERS MAY ALSO FIND IT USEFUL TO TALK TO HIM IN ADVANCE OF THE VISIT OF THE UMELCO DELEGATION. HE WILL BE FULLY UP TO DATE ON THE VIEWS OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE LEGISLATION TO BE PUT BEFORE PARLIAMENT, NATIONALITY, ETC. I HAVE ASKED HIM TO REMAIN AVAILABLE IN LONDON DURING OUR VISIT AND THE DEBATE.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
THIS TELEGRAM
LIMITED
HD/HKD
WAS NOT ADVANCED
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 ER COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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