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HKB
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(151 150736 MDHOAN 7040
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 07010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 2238
OF 06180OZ NOVEMBER 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
YOUR TELNO 3673: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
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I AGREE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU TO BE IN LONDON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE OMELCO DELEGATION. WE HAVE THEREFORE URGENTLY EXPLORED THE FEASIBILITY OF A VISIT ON 15-17 NOVEMBER, BEARING IN MIND YOUR PREFERENCE FOR CALLS ON MINISTERS TO TAKE PLACE ON 16 OR 17 NOVEMBER. (WE HAVE WORKED ON THE BASIS THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR MAUDE AND THE HOME SECRETARY.)
2. I AM AFRAID THAT A VISIT AT THIS TIME WILL NOT BE EASY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MINISTERS' DIARIES NONE OF THE THREE MINISTERS IS FREE ON 17 NOVEMBER. 16 NOVEMBER IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC: THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT BE FREE FOR LUNCH ON THAT DATE, BUT PRIVATE OFFICE HAVE WARNED THAT HE MIGHT NEED TO GO TO STRASBOURG ON THAT DAY. MR MAUDE WILL IN ANY CASE BE IN STRASBOURG THEN. THE HOME SECRETARY HAS A SMALL WINDOW AT 1545 ON 16 NOVEMBER, BUT ONLY FOR 40 MINUTES MAXIMUM.
3 I CAN WELL UNDERSTAND YOUR WISH TO AVOID 15 NOVEMBER FOR MINISTERIAL CALLS. BUT I FEAR THAT THIS DAY MAY BE THE ONLY ONE WHEN SUBSTANTIVE MEETINGS WITH MINISTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A PROGRAMME ON THE FOLLOWING LINES COULD BE ARRANGED:
1500
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1500 SECRETARY OF STATE/MR MAUDE
1600 MR WADDINGTON
DAVID GILLMORE, ROBIN MCLAREN AND I WOULD OF COURSE BE HAPPY TO FIT IN WITH YOUR OTHER PLANS. WE ARE ALL IN PRINCIPLE FREE ON 16 NOVEMBER, ALTHOUGH DAVID GILLMORE IS COMMITTED FOR LUNCH AND THE AFTERNOON.
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WE HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT THE WEEK BEGINNING 27 NOVEMBER. THIS IS ALSO TIGHT, WITH THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL ON 27/28 NOVEMBER AND FCO TOPS FOR QUESTIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER. BUT THE HOME SECRETARY COULD SEE YOU AT 1600 1700 ON 29 NOVEMBER AND 30 NOVEMBER WOULD BE POSSIBLE AS FOLLOWS:
1700 SECRETARY OF STATE, OR
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1515 MR MAUDE
1600
1800
1900 SECRETARY OF STATE
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