CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 081130Z FCO
TELNO 548
OF 08105OZ FEBURARY 88
CONFIDENTIAL
WEB 026),
047215
MDHIAN 6810
REC
FEB 1985
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MY TELNO 73: MY VISIT TO LONDON
THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPECULATION IN TODAY'S PRESS ABOUT THE TIMING
OF MY NEXT VISIT TO LONDON. I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM SELWYN ALLEYNE
THAT CHATHAM HOUSE WERE PLANNING TO ISSUE A NOTE ABOUT MY TALK
AT THE END OF LAST WEEK.
2. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I SEE MERIT IN MAKING AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE VISIT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INFORM EXCO TOMORROW BEFORE
MY ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE.
3. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
QUOTE THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT LONDON FROM 20-23 MARCH. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF REGULAR
CONTACTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND FCO MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS.
HIS LAST VISIT TO LONDON WAS FROM 24-28 OCTOBER 1987 UNQUOTE.
4. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS, WE WILL SAY THAT THE VISIT IS
A ROUTINE ONE TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST. THESE WILL
PROBABLY INCLUDE PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT
DECLARATION AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
5. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 090030Z.
WILSON
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