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14 FEB1904
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FM FCO 101800Z FEB 84
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 259 OF 10 FEBRUARY
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KEBI
FCO TELNO 51 TO TOKYO: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT
1. WE DO NOT PROPOSE TO ANNOUNCE THE HONG KONG VISIT YET. WE
NEED STILL TO KEEP THE LATITUDE TO CALL IF OFF IF, FOR INSTANCE,
THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN THE TALKS. HOWEVER IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF
MR LUCE MENTIONED IT TO EXCO DURING HIS VISIT. WE ARE PREPARING
A LINE TO TAKE IN CASE OF A LEAK AND WILL TELEGRAPH ON THIS
SEPARATELY.
2. TO HELP CONFIDENTIALITY, YOU MAY WISH TO DEFER DETAILED
PROGRAMME PLANNING YET. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR
PRELIMINARY IDEAS NOW.
HOWE
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