GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1287
OF 301015Z APRIL 86
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CONFIDENTIAL
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- 6 MAY 1986
1. 19
Дама
PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
MY VISIT TO LONDON.
1. H WILL NEED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF MY VISIT AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE ONCE MINISTERS HAVE AGREED TO HT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURB
ANY TENDENCY FOR THE LOCAL MEDINA TO PORTRAY NT AS HAVING SPECIAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
2. THE ANNOUNCEMENT MIGHT BE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES :-
''THE GOVERNOR, SUR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL WISIRT LONDON FROM 13-18 MAY.
THIS WISHT WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF HIS REGULAR
CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS AND SENHOR OFFICIALS ON MATTERS OF
CURRENT INTEREST. THE GOVERNOR LAST WISHITED LONDON IN FEBRUARY.''
(THINS FOLLOWS THE SAME PATTERN AS THAT FOR THE FEBRUARY WISHT.
MY TELNO 234)).
3. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS, WE WOULD SAY THAT MATTERS FOR
DISCUSSION WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE PROGRESS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATIKON
OF THE JOHNT DECLARATION (INCLUDING PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP IN LONDON 'N JULY), THE QUEEN'S WISHT TO HONG KONG IN OCTOBER AND THE FORTHCOMING MFA NEGOTIATIONS.
4. WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU SEE ANY DIFFICULTY IN THIS.
WE WOULD OF COURSE LET YOU AND PEKING KNOW (IN ADVANCE WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE MADE.
5. YOU WILL NO DOUBT REPEAT TO PEKING YOUR TEL. ON MY VISIT WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE REASON FOR IT.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HKD
FED
DR. WILSON,
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
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GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1287
OF 301015Z APRIL 86