71
PP PEKING
UNCLASSIFIED
RA 027/6
2126 - 2
PP SHANGHAI
GRS 170
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM FCO 141630Z AUGUST 85
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 719 OF 15 AUGUST
FOR INFO PRIORITY SHANGHAI HONG KONG: BTC HONG KONG
FROM FED
(74)
78
YOUR TELNOS 1169 AND 1176 AND BTC HONG KONG TELNO 119: VISIT
BY MR LUCE
1.
THANK YOU FOR THE REVISED PROGRAMME. PROVIDED THAT THERE
WILL INDEED BE NO DIFFICULTY IN REACHING HONG KONG FROM SHENZHEN
BY LATE AFTERNOON ON 25 SEPTEMBER, THIS SEEMS FINE AND IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE VIEWS EXPRESSED EARLIER BY MR LUCE. WE SHALL
NOT BE ABLE TO CONSULT HIM PERSONALLY UNTIL HIS RETURN FROM LEAVE ON 27 AUGUST. BUT WE SUGGEST YOU NOW PUT THIS TO THE
CHINESE ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WILL BE UNLIKELY TO REQUEST
MAJOR ALTERATIONS.
2.
WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND FIRMLY TO THE WORLD ECONOMIC
HERALD INTERVIEW REQUEST UNTIL MR LUCE'S RETURN. BUT PS/MR LUCE
EXPECTS HIM TO AGREE TO THIS, AND TO ANY OTHER INTERVIEWS
(WITHIN LIMITS) WHICH YOU WOULD JUDGE HELPFUL.
3. (YOUR TELNO 161 TO SHANGHAI) PS/MR LUCE EXPECTS THAT
MR LUCE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO STAY WITH THE CONSUL GENERAL
ON 22 SEPTEMBER.
YOUNG
NNNN
DIST
LIMITED
FED
MED
HKK 027/6
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 AUG 1985
DESK OFFICER
INDI
PA
ог
REGISTRY
Action Taken
SEAD
NEWS D
PROTOCOL D PO-MRLUCE SIR WHARDING
1
UNCLASSIFIED
88