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TELNO 997
OF 281320 MAY 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
YOUR TELNO 36 (NOT TO PEKING): SIR S Y CHUNG
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1.
PLEASE TELL SIR S Y CHUNG THAT MR RENTON HOPES HE WILL BE
ABLE TO CALL AT 10.00 AM ON 10 JUNE. WE HAVE ALSO
PROVISIONALLY ARRANGED FOR SIR S Y TO PAY A BRIEF PRELIMINARY
CALL ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT 9.50: THIS WILL HAVE TO BE
CONFIRMED WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROGRAMME IS CLEARER.
MIFT CONTAINS THE DRAFT OUTLINE OF THE SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE DRAGON BOAT DINNER, AS
APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. YOU MAY WISH TO GIVE SIR S Y
A GENERAL INDICATION OF THE THEMES OF THE SPEECH. IT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL IF, AS YOU PROPOSE, YOU COULD ENCOURAGE SIR SY TO
LET US HAVE AN ADVANCE TEXT OF HIS OWN SPEECH. IF YOU DO NOT
THINK IT WOULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO THE
PARTICULAR SENSITIVITIES ARISING FROM THE COINCIDENCE BETWEEN THE
DRAGON BOAT DINNER AND HU YAOBANG'S RETURN BANQUET.
3.
IF YOU OR THE AMBASSADOR FEEL THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE DRAFT OUTLINE WHICH COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN HONG KONG/PEKING,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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