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17 DEC 1984
FM FCO 1316222
DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1551 OF 13 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: PROGRAMME
1.
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WE ARE SERIOUSLY HAMPERED IN OUR PLANNING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT BY THE CONTINUED UNWILLINGNESS OF THE CHINESE TO TELL US EXACTLY WHAT WILL BE IN HER PROGRAMME.
266 WE HAVE CULLED CERTAIN ELEMENTS FROM TELEGRAMS (YOUR TELNOS 2943 AND 2960 AND HONG KONG TELNO 3779 REFER) BUT THESE DO NOT ADD UP TO AN ADEQUATE PICTURE.
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EVEN IF THE CHINESE CANNOT YET GIVE US EXACT TIMINGS, WE URGENTLY NEED CONFIRMATION WHETHER OR NOT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE SEEING DENG XIAOPING AND HU YAOBANG AND WHETHER OR NOT LI XIANNIAN WILL BE GIVING A LUNCH IN HER HONOUR. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS EXPRESSED A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN MEETING HU YAOBANG SO THAT SHE HAS HAD PERSONAL CONTACT WITH ALL THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHINA'S LEADERS. YOU WILL RECALL THAT IN 1982 HE WAS OTHERWISE ENGAGED AND UNABLE TO SEE HER. THE CONTINUING UNCERTAINTY AFFECTS NOT ONLY OUR BRIEFING BUT ALSO SUCH PRACTICAL MATTERS AS THE INSCRIBING OF HER GIFTS.
3.
WILL THE WELCOMING CEREMONY TAKE PLACE INDOORS OR OUTDOORS? WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CALL URGENTLY ON ZHOU
NAN AND PRESS HIM FOR FULLER DETAILS ON THE ABOVE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE A REPORT DESKBY 140900Z.
4.
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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