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DD 190100Z HONG KONG
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DESKBY 190100Z
FM FCO 181130Z APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 715 OF 18 APRIL
MKK040/6
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, CANBERRA, WELLINGTON, OTTAWA
OUR TELNO 266 TO CANBERRA : FUTURE OF HONG KONG: BRIEFING OLD
COMMONWEALTH.
1.
BENSON (MINISTER AT AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION) CALLED ON
CLIFT ON 18 APRIL. CLIFT BRIEFED HIM ON LINES OF TUR.
2. CLIFT GAVE NO DETAILS OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO
PEKING. HE MENTIONED SECRETARY OF STATE'S INTENTION TO SEND A
MESSAGE TO MR HAYDEN (OF WHICH BENSON WAS AWARE) (OUR TELNO 2241-6)
3.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT SECRETARY OF
STATE'S MESSAGE TO MR HAYDEN WILL BE PREPARED BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S PARTY AND TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE DESPATCHED.
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
PLANNING STAFF
B/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD
PES B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (MR FREELAND).
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/PUS
SER J BULLARD
SIR Y HARDING
KA WILSON
AR WRIGHT
SIE C FICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE PS/LORD FRESIDENT
PS/HOME SECRETARY
THE COUNCILL
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXOSEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPLES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
IERS D
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADYS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR ? CRADOCK BI K195
SIR P CRADOCK. NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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