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CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY FCO 1714OOZ
FROM PEKING 1712332 DEC 34
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3014 OF 17/12/34
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1560 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1431: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:
SIGNATURE CEREMONY
1. THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED THAT WE SHOULD RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR DELEGATION FOR THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY TO 23 (EXCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER AND BLUNT9 WHO WILL BE HELPING HER, BUT INCLUDING LADY HOWE, MY WIFE AND Y P CHENG). THEIR OWN
DELEGATION MEANWHILE HAS INCREASED TO ABOUT 40.
2. ON PLACING OF THE SENIOR OBSERVERS, THOMSON REINFORCED WITH LUO JIAHUAN THE POINTS MADE TO GUO FENGMIN THIS MORNING. LUO
SAID THAT THE MFA AND THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE WOULD CONSIDER THESE. HE ADDED THAT WE SHOULD KNOW HOWEVER THAT THE FRONT ROW MIGHT NOW INCLUDE AS MANY AS 40 PEOPLE.
EVANS
LIMITED HKD
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PROTOCOL D
NEWS D MR WILSON
COPIES TO:- SIR P CRADOCK
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