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GRS 190
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FM FCO 190846Z
OCTOBER 84
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2102 OF 19 OCT
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
UMELCO VISIT TO JAPAN
1.
IN A LETTER TO MR LUCE, SIR N BONSOR HAS REFERED TO A
CONVERSATION IN HONG KONG WITH MICHAEL SANDBERG ABOUT A PROPOSED
VISIT BY UMELCO MEMBERS TO JAPAN BETWEEN 8 AND 10 DECEMBER. BON SOR UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DELEGATION WOULD INCLUDE SANDBERG HIMSELF AND SIR SY CHUNG, AND THAT YOU WOULD ACCOMPANY THEM. SANDBERG EXPRESSED ANXIETY THAT THE VISIT SHOULD NOT CLASH WITH THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS DEBATE ON HONG KONG. HE SAID HE WOULD WISH TO KNOW AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THIS WAS A DANGER SO THAT THE VISIT TO JAPAN
COULD BE POSTPONED.
2. AS YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED TO THE BUSINESS MANAGERS THAT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN
THE WEEK OF 3 DECEMBER. BUT IT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED THAT
THE DEBATE WILL SLIP INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
PRECISE TIMING WILL BE VERY MUCH IN THE HANDS OF THE BUSINESS MANAGERS, AND MAY NOT BE FINALLY SETTLED UNTIL VERY SHORTLY
BEFORE THE DEBATE. YOU WILL WISH TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT POSSIBILITY, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE UNOFFICIALS ARE ALSO AWARE O
IT.
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