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FM FCO 141252Z DECEMBER 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2490 OF 14 DEC
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 3788: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG:
PROGRAMME ON 21 DECEMBER
1. NUMBER 10 ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO ENSURING THAT THE
JOURNALISTS ACCOMPANYING THE PRIME MINISTER HAVE A MINIMUM
OF 30 MINUTES IN WHICH TO FILF BETWEEN THE END OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THEIR BOARDING THE PRIME MINISTER'S AIRCRAFT. NUMBER TEN WOULD THEREFORE PREFER THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BEGIN AT 0830 AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THE PRIME MINISTER
MIGHT THEN RETURN BRIEFLY TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE BEFORE
SETTING OFF FOR THE AIRPORT.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND LADY HOWE WILL NOT WISH TO SEE
THE PRIME MINISTER OFF AT THE AIRPORT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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