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OF 01103OZ JULY 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
MY TELNO 1741 : MY VISIT TO PEKING IN AUGUST
1. I WOULD LIKE IF POSSIBLE TO ANNOUNCE MY VISIT TO PEKING BEFORE
LEAVE FOR THE US ON 10 JULY. #T MIGHT LOOK ODD #F AN ANNOUNCEMENT
WAS MADE DURING MY ABSENCE.
2. SUGGEST THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING LINES SHOULD BE
SENT ON OR ABOUT 7 JULY :
**THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL WISHIT PEKING OVER THE
WEEKEND OF 29 AUGUST-2 SEPTEMBER AS A GUEST OF THE BRITISH AMBASS-
ADOR, SIR RICHARD EVANS. SIR EDWARD, WHO SERVED IN PEKING FOR MANY YEARS, HOPES ALSO TO VISIT CHENGTEH''.
3. HF ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNOR WOULD MEET ANY CHINESE OFFICHALS
DURING HIS VISIT, WE WOULD SAY THAT THIS WAS QUITE LIKELY BUT THAT
NO FIRM ARRANGEMENTS HAD YET BEEN MADE.
4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S COMMENTS. APPRECIATE THAT
PEKING WOULD WISH TO GIVE THE CHINESE ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE
ANNOUNCEMENT.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
REPEATED AS REQUESTED:
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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