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FM HONG KONG
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OF 210741Z NOVEMBER 89
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HKB 026/15
PERSONAL FOR HEAD OF HKD FROM GOVERNOR
DAME LYDIA DUNN
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020674
MDHIAN 5402
DAME LYDIA TELLS ME THAT SHE HAS TO BE IN LONDON THIS WEEKEND
ON PRIVATE BUSINESS. SHE ARRIVES ON THE MORNING OF 24 NOVEMBER
AND LEAVES AGAIN EARLY ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER.
2. I HAD EARLIER SUGGESTED TO DAME LYDIA THAT, IF SHE SHOULD FIND HERSELF IN LONDON ON BUSINESS, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SEE WHETHER THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD HAVE TIME TO SEE HER.
THE TROUBLE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VISIT IS THAT THE ONLY TIMES
SHE WILL BE FREE ARE THE WHOLE DAY OF SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER AND
THE LATE AFTERNOON (AFTER 1700) OF MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER. THE NOTICE IS VERY SHORT, AND THE TIMING COULD WELL BE AWKWARD. BUT IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE DID HAVE TIME AVAILABLE LATE ON MONDAY, OR COULD BEAR TO BREAK UP HIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY (DAME LYDIA WOULD GO ANYWHERE TO MEET HIM), I BELIEVE A PRIVATE MEETING WOULD BE VALUABLE ON BOTH SIDES.
3. DAME LYDIA HAS NOT TOLD ANYBODY ABOUT HER PLANS TO VISIT
LONDON. SHE DOES NOT WANT TO GET TANGLED UP WITH THE OMELCO
DELEGATION. IF SHE IS ABLE TO SEE THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHE WOULD HOPE THE MEETING COULD BE ENTIRELY PRIVATE AND UNANNOUNCED, AS WHEN SHE SAW THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE SUMMER.
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4. IF YOU THINK A MEETING IS A RUNNER, GRATEFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WILSON
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