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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 329
OF 18093OZ APRIL 88
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HKB 00711
106715 MDLOAN 5283
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
FROM PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO CHINA AND HONG KONG: YOUR TELNOS 674 AND 075
1.
LORD GLENARTHUR WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE HELPFUL
INFORMATION AND PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS IN TURS.
2.
THE
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ON 22 JUNE HE WOULD PREFER TO LIMIT THE INFORMAL DINNER AT
RESIDENCE TO MEMBERS OF STAFF TO ALLOW FREER DISCUSSION.
PRESUMABLY THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRIEF SESSION
TO DISCUSS HOW TO HANDLE THE TALKS WITH ZHOU NAN?
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4.
GIVEN HIS RESPONSIBILITY FOR OED, LORD GLENARTHUR WILL BE KEEN TO SEE THE STAFF FLATS AS YOU SUGGEST, AND INDEED ANY BITS OF THE ESTATE THAT TIME ALLOWS.
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5. THE EARLY MORNING STARTS ARE NO PROBLEM AND MUCH BETTER
THAN THE ALTERNATIVES IN PARA 2 OF SECOND TUR. 6.
YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A SHADOW OF DOUBT NOW HANGS OVER
THE PRECISE DETAILS OF THE TRIP. LORD YOUNG MAY WISH TO VISIT
HONG KONG DURING THE DATES THAT LORD GLENARTHUR HAD INTENDED TO
BE THERE. LORD GLENARTHUR WOULD PROBABLY GIVE WAY. BUT WE WOULD
CERTAINLY TRY TO STICK AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN TO THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHINA, AND SEE WHETHER WE CAN VISIT HONG KONG SUBSEQUENTLY RATHER THAN BEFOREHAND. HE WILL NOT DO ANY CONTINGENCY PLANNING UNTIL LORD YOUNG'S PLANS BECOME CLEARER, HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.
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