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TIME AGO: THAT IT PROVIDES A CONVENIENT OPPORTUNITY, SINCE THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND WU WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME, TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO THE TWO GOVERNMENTS: THAT NATURALLY ONE WOULD EXPECT THIS TO INCLUDE THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG, FOLLOWING THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION: AND THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DR WILSON, THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE FCO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAR EAST, AND OTHER OFFICIALS.
PLEASE TELL THE MFA THAT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE THINKING OF DOING.
WE WILL CONFIRM DECISION ON MONDAY
4.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR WOOD
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
SIR J FREELAND MR WILSON MR CROWLEY
PUSD
MR PEIRCE
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFIC
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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