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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1585
OF 20155OZ JUNE 88
(81
FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
CONFIDENTIAL
нків 0261,
21 JUN 1988
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YOUR TELNO 2190: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON IN JULY
1.
BECAUSE OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THE SECRETARY OF STATE
CANNOT NOW SEE YOU ON TUESDAY 19 JULY. HIS OFFICE HAVE MADE
PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THURSDAY 21 JULY (1445 HRS PRIVATE
MEETING AND 1515-1615 HRS FULL OFFICE MEETING) WITH A FALL-BACK
TO THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON PROVIDED THE SECRETARY OF STATE CAN
RESHUFFLE EXISTING APPOINTMENTS. WOULD YOU PREFER TO EXTEND YOUR VISIT BY ONE DAY, AS YOU PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT POSSIBLE (YOUR TELNO 1932
REFERS), OR SHOULD WE TRY FOR THE WEDNESDAY? THIS COULD POSSIBLY
MEAN A PRIVATE MEETING EARLY MORNING AND AN OFFICE MEETING
MID-AFTERNOON.
2.
AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF
HKTAG HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR 0900 HRS ON TUESDAY 19 JULY AT HK GOVERNMENT OFFICE, WHERE A ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR YOU FOR THE
DURATION OF YOUR VISIT.
3.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS ON APPOINTMENTS?
I BELIEVE YOU WISHED TO OFFER A BRIEFING SESSION
TO SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS DURING YOUR VISIT. DO YOU HAVE ANY
PARTICULAR OFFICIALS IN MIND, OR WOULD YOU BE CONTENT FOR US TO ARRANGE THIS IN CONSULTATION WITH MOD?
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