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- 6 MAY 1986
YOUR TELNO 799: MEETING WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER.
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1. SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO RETURN TO LONDON FOR A MEETING ON 14 OR 15 MAY. PROPOSE TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON THE EVENING OF 13 MAY, ARRIVING BY CX 201 AT 0755 ON 14 MAY, AND TO RETURN ETHER ON THE EVENING OF 16 MAY OR THE FOLLOWING DAY.
2. IN PROPOSE TO PRESENT MY WISIT PUBLICLY AS A ROUTINE ONE IN A SERIES OF REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH FCO MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES, SUCH AS THE FORTHCOMING JLG MEETING, THE ROYAL VISIT AND THE MFA NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH PROVIDE PLAUSIBLE REASONS FOR A WISHT TO LONDON AT AROUND THIS TIME.
3. WE WILL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT HERE ON MAY 3.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
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PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
COPIES TO:-
MR ROBERTS
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICI
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON MR CROWLEY
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