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152634 MDHIAN 3299
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 07093OZ FCO
TELNO 3692
OF 07090OZ NOVEMBER 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
HKGO PERSONAL) FOR YAXLEY
YOUR TELNO 2238: MY VISIT TO LONDON
1. ALTHOUGH JET-LAGGED MINISTERIAL MEETINGS ON 15 NOVEMBER ARE NOT/NOT IDEAL, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE IN LONDON THE WEEK BEFORE RATHER THAN THE WEEK AFTER OMELCO.
2. I PROPOSE THEREFORE TO GO FIRM ON ARRANGEMENTS TO VISIT LONDON BETWEEN 15 AND 17 NOVEMBER ARRIVING AT 0525 ON 15 NOVEMBER BY BA28, AND LEAVING ON THE EVENING OF 17 NOVEMBER AT 2015 BY BA27.
3. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS SUGGESTED IN PARA 3 OF TUR.
4. IF POSSIBLE I SHOULD LIKE TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU AND ROBIN MCLAREN BEFORE SEEING MINISTERS. COULD WE DO THAT LATE MORNING TO GIVE ME TIME TO SORT MYSELF OUT AFTER THE FLIGHT. I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE DAVID GILLMORE AND HAVE A FURTHER SESSION WITH YOU AND ROBIN MCLAREN. IN ADDITION, I WOULD WELCOME A MEETING WITH SIR PERCY CRADOCK. PERHAPS THESE MEETINGS COULD BE LATER ON 15 NOVEMBER AND DURING THE MORNING OF 16 NOVEMBER. I WILL THEN ASK HKGO TO ARRANGE SEPARATELY OTHER MEETINGS, ESSENTIALLY THE HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, IN THE REMAINING SPACE.
5. I HAVE NOT/NOT PUT IN A BID TO SEE THE PRIME MINISTER AND WOULD ONLY DO SO IF YOU SO RECOMMEND.
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I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ABOUT ANNOUNCING THE VISIT ONCE YOU HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING IS ACCEPTABLE.
WILSON
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