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TELEGRAM NUMBER 814 OF 4 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FOLLOWING FROM NEWS DEPARTMENT FOR TSAO
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE: BRIEFING
DESK OFFICER
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1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A SIZEABLE CONTINGENT OF THE HONG KONG PRESS CAMPS WILL BE VISITING LONDON TO COVER THE UMELCO
VISIT AND THEN STAYING ON FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE.
WE PLAN TO ARRANGE BRIEFINGS FOR THE UK PRESS NEXT WEEK: GIVEN THE WAY THE HONG KONG PRESS REPORTS ARE MOVING, WE NOW CONSIDER THAT A SEPARATE PRE-DEBATE BRIEFING HERE BY OFFICIALS
FOR THE HONG KONG CCRPS IS ESSENTIAL. WE WOULD DESCRIBE ANY SUCH BRIEFING AS UNATTRIBUTABLE, BUT WOULD IN PRACTICE LIMIT IT TO ON -THE-RECORD MATERIAL.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS, AND ANY INDICATION YOU MAY HAVE OF THE SIZE OF THE VISITING CONTINGENT.
REGISTRY
Action Taken
see (38).
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