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INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, TOKYO INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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MDHIAN 1274
HONG KONG FOR GOVERNOR.
F CO TELNO 545 : LORD YOUNG'S VISIT.
1. GRATEFUL FOR AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN GIVE ME ON LORD YOUNG'S PROGRAMME AND OF THE ENGAGEMENTS MADE THROUGH SALOMON BROTHERS.
2. THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (PIFA) HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ME TO CONFIRM THAT LORD YOUNG WILL BE STAYING WITH ME
AND TO INVITE ME TO THE BANQUET THEY ARE GIVING FOR HIM ON THE
NIGHT OF SUNDAY 25 MARCH.
3. I SHALL BE LIAISING FURTHER WITH PIFA TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMME THEY ARE SHAPING UP FOR HIM. GIVEN LORD YOUNG'S LIMITED TIME IN PEKING I HOPE THERE WILL BE NO CONFUSION IN CHINESE MINDS BETWEEN THE ACTIVITIES AGREED FOR HIM THROUGH SALOMON BROTHERS AND THE TIME HE WILL HAVE FOR PUTTING ACROSS THE MESSAGE ON HONG KONG. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR INDICATIONS OF YOUR INTENTION ON PUBLICITY AND A SPECIFIC LINE TO TAKE WITH THE PRESS LOCALLY. LORD YOUNG WILL BE BY FAR THE MOST SENIOR BRITISH POLITICAL FIGURE TO VISIT CHINA SINCE THE EVENTS OF LAST JUNE.
4. DEPENDING ON HIS OTHER COMMITMENTS AND THE NUMBER OF HIGH LEVEL LEADERS WE CAN GET INTO HIS PROGRAMME, I WONDER WHETHER LORD YOUNG MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN GIVING A SHORT PRESENTATION AT A SELECT GROUP OF SENIOR CHINESE ACADEMICS AND ''THINK TANK'' MEMBERS. SUCH A GROUP WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL SCENE IN THE UK OR THE IMPACT OF THE PROSPECT OF GERMAN UNITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. PERHAPS YOU COULD SOUND HIM ON THIS? FINALLY, WOULD LORD YOUNG WELCOME A SMALL DINNER PARTY AT MY HOUSE ON THE NIGHT OF MONDAY 26 MARCH? IF SO, COULD I HAVE SOME INDICATION OF THE SORT OF PEOPLE HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE (INCLUDING OF COURSE SOMEONE FROM HIS HOST ORGANISATION).
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