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STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1325
OF 02104OZ MAY 86
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PERSONAL FOR PUS FROM GOVERNOR.
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FCO TELNO 799 AND MY TELNO 1323. MY VISIT TO LONDON.
1. OCCURS TO ME THAT THIS VISIT PRESENTS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT MY OWN FUTURE. (MY TELNO 1099).
2. THIS WOULD HAVE THE DOUBLE BENEFIT OF PROVIDING A POST-FACT REASON FOR MY VISIT AND OF PUTTING AN END TO ANY SPECULATION ON THIS ISSUE AS MY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY AS GOVERNOR APPROACHES (WAS ASKED ABOUT MY PLANS BY THE PRESS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON) WE CAN AGREE THE FORM DURING MY WISHT.
3. WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO INFORM EXCO AND SENIOR OFFICIALS BEFOREHAND. THE BEST TIME TO DO THIS AT THE EXCO MEETING ON 13 MAY IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MY DEPARTURE.
4. YOU MAY ASLO WANT TO LET RICHARD EVANS KNOW IN ADVANCE, GIVEN THE INTEREST OF THE CHINESE IN HONG KONG.
YOUDE
LIMITED
но/нко
HO POD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/ PUS
SIR W. HARDING
CHIEF CLERK
DR WILSON.
HKR 02614- FRECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 7 MAY 1986
PA
AB75.
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