CONFIDENTIAL
106
060011
MDLIAN 0625
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY HANOI
TELNO 0014
OF 27100OZ MAY 88
INFO PRIORITY FCO, PEKING
82
YOUR TELNO 18: YOUR VISIT TO HONG KONG.
HRB 02711
TOP COP Q DIST 7
MY TWO IFTS CONTAIN A DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR YOUR VISIT AND A PRESS RELEASE AND DEFENSIVE Q AND A'S. WE WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE THE PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO AVOID SPECULATION THAT
YOUR VISIT IS A RESULT OF SOME CRISIS.
2.
DOUBTLESS THE PRESS WILL WISH FOR A PHOTOCALL ON YOUR ARRIVAL.
WE THINK WE SHOULD LIMIT THEM TO THAT AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT (NOT) GIVE FURTHER INTERVIEWS. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON
WHETHER A MEETING WITH UNHCR HERE IS APPROPRIATE, AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE DRAFT PROGRAMME.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
27
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
27
MR MCLAREN