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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 504

OF 05173OZ MARCH 90

CONFIDENTIAL

147

027161 MDHOAN 4404

HKD 24014

RECEIVED

REGISTRY

1 1 MAY 1990

REGISTRY Action Taken

DESK OFFICER

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL,

HKD

INDEX

PA

YOUR VISIT: JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

1.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MR MAUDE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT FROM A PUBLICITY POINT OF VIEW IN ORDER TO CREATE A BENEFICIAL IMPACT, BOTH HERE AND IN HONG KONG.

2. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU AND MR MAUDE TO GIVE A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY 9 MARCH. BUT THEY WOULD NOT OF COURSE WANT TO GO AHEAD IF YOU SAW DIFFICULTIES.

WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE. WOULD SUCH A PRESS CONFERENCE BE HELPFUL FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW?

3.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

LIMITED

HKD

NEWS D

PS

NNNN

34

DISTRIBUTION

34

PS/MR MAUDE PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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