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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 570
OF 111604Z JUNE 1987
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM MCLAREN
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
YOUR TEL NO 1061 AND HONG KONG TEL NO 2258:
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15 JUN 1:37
MY VISIT TO HONG KONG
IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE VERY USEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TALK NEXT WEEK. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER LOOK AT MY TIMETABLE TO SEE WHETHER I COULD FIT IN A SHORT VISIT TO PEKING AFTER
SINGAPORE AND THUS SPARE YOU A TRIP TO HONG KONG. BUT I HAVE RELUCTANTLY CONCLUDED THAT IT WOULD INVOLVE TOO LONG AN ABSENCE
FROM LONDON AT THIS JUNCTURE. I THEREFORE HOPE THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S SUGGESTION IN HONG KONG TUR WILL BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU. AS HE SAYS, THERE WOULD BE TIME FOR US TO DISCUSS NON-HONG KONG SUBJECTS ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE (I LEAVE FOR
SINGAPORE AFTER LUNCH).
2. THE STAFFING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TUR ARE OF COURSE
LINKED WITH THE QUESTION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE JLG AFTER MID 1988.
WE HAVE NOW PRODUCED A DRAFT PAPER ON THE LATTER WHICH I SHALL BE
BRINGING WITH ME FOR DISCUSSION.
3. I AM SORRY THAT GRANIA HAS HAD TO RETURN TO LONDON SO SOON
AFTER HER EARLIER VISIT. I WILL TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER
BEFORE I LEAVE.
HOWE
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