CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 554
OF 08104OZ FEBRUARY 88
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 027/1
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
34
047621
MDHIAN 6845
PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
21.
225 = 2 11
YOUR TELNO 225: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT
AS YOU WILL BE AWARE, REPORTS OF LORD GLENARTHUR'S TRANSIT VISIT TO HONG KONG ON 26/27 FEBRUARY HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN THE PRESS HERE. WE HAVE REFUSED TO CONFIRM THESE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE BY YOU.
2. SEEN FROM HERE THERE WOULD BE MERIT IN CONFIRMING THESE REPORTS IF POSSIBLE, IF ONLY TO MAKE THE POINT THAT IT WILL BE ONLY A TRANSIT STOP AND THAT HE PLANS TO PAY A LONGER VISIT LATER IN THE YEAR. ARE YOU YET IN A POSITION TO DO THIS?
WILSON
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HKD
FED
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NEWS D
INFO D
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PROTOCOL D
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PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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