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TO DESKBY 090030Z HONG KONG
TELNO 348
OF 08142OZ FEBRUARY 88 !
9FEB 1988
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YOUR TELNO 548: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON
WE ARE CONTENT FOR YOU TO MAKE AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF YOUR VISIT, ON THE LINES IN PARAS 3-4 OF TUR.
1.
2.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION WHEN THE
ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. TUR IMPLIES THAT IT WILL BE TOMORROW, AFTER EXCO HAS BEEN INFORMED, BUT THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR.
3=
IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS WE ASSUME YOU WILL
DO ALL YOU CAN TO DEPICT THE VISIT AS A ROUTINE ONE AND PART OF A REGULAR PATTER' AND NOT RELATED TO ANY PARTICULAR CURRENT ISSUE (SUCH AS THE DCA NEGOTATIONS OR THE WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT).
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