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FN HONG KONG 12015OZ DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3769 OF 12 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PA
PEKING TELNO 2919: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: PRESS BRIEFING
1. WE AGREE THAT THE HONG KONG PRESS WHO ARE COVERING THE VISIT
TO PEKING WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OF AN UNATTRIBUTABLE BRIEFING, WHETHER POOL ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE OR NOT. WE THEREFORE FAVOUR OPTION 3 IN PEKING TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE (A BRIEFING BY THE HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT).
2. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO TAKE THE LINE, IN RESPONSE TO ANY QUERIES
OR CRITICISM, THAT THE HONG KONG PRESS WILL HAVE THEIR
OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION THE PRIME MINISTER AT HER PRESS
CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG.
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HDINEUS D
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/ER LUCE PS/PUS
MR DEREK THOMAS
SIR W HARDING
MR GOODALL
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:-
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF TH EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASST STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOK K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR KELLY TREASURY
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