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FM FCO 061909Z APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 343 OF 6 APRIL
FOR INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FROM GOULDEN, NEWS DEPT
PA
T46914
YOUR TELNO 673: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT, PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
1. THANK YOU FOR THIS ADVICE. IN THE LIGHT OF IT I WILL
TRY TO BRIEF BOTH BRITISH AND HONG KONG GROUPSSSEPARATELY.
2.
JOURNALISTS HERE HAVE ASKED WHETHER THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WILL AT LEAST OFFER THEM A BRIEFING, IN THE ABSENCE OF A PRESS CONFERENCE. WE ARE TAKING THE LINE THAT HE WILL PROBABLY NOT
OFFER A BRIEFING. I WILL HOWEVER MAKE SURE THAT HE IS ARMED
WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL IN CASE HE IS DOOR-STEPPED WHILE IN
PEKING.
3. WE WILL SEND YOU TRASSCRIPTS OF MAIN BRIEFINGS IN LONDON
PRIOR TO THE VISIT.
HOWE
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