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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 581 OF 28 MARCH
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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HONG KONG TELNOS 764 AND 824: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT ·
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS APPROVED THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME
IN FIRST TUR. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF A RECEPTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY COULD BE ARRANGED, SO LONG AS IN YOUR VIEW THIS WOULD NOT CROWD OUT MORE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS IN THE
PROGRAMME. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TIME TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR A
BRIEF VISIT TO THE BTC. GRATEFUL FOR A DETAILED PROGRAMME AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2.
THE ACCOMPANYING OFFICIALS WILL BE SIR P CRADOCK, WILSON
(AUSS), APPLEYARD (PRIVATE SECRETARY), RICKETTS (APS), GOULDEN (HD, NEWS DEPT) AND BURROWS (LEGAL COUNSELLOR).
3.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND LADY HOWE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO
BREAKFAST WITH SIR Y K PAO WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG. WE
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD
ACCEPT. OUR INITIAL REACTION IS THAT SUCH AN OCCASION COULD WELL BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, AND COULD BE OPEN TO MISINTERPRET-
ATION.
4. LADY HOWE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH A PROGRAMME CONTAINING ANY OF THE
ELEMENTS LISTED IN YOUR TELNO 466.
5. SEE MIFT.
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