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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 610
OF 21110OZ MARCH 90
INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FROM PS/MR MAUDE FOR PS/GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNOS 960 AND 961: VISIT BY MR MAUDE
1. MR MAUDE IS GENERALLY CONTENT WITH YOUR DRAFT OUTLINE PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS:
A)
B)
HE IS KEEN TO VISIT MACAO AND WONDERS WHETHER AN AFTERNOON TRIP COULD BE FITTED IN ON SATURDAY 7 APRIL: HE HAS AGREED TO HAVE DRINKS WITH CONSERVATIVES
ABROAD: MIGHT THIS BE FITTED IN AROUND 1730 ON WEDNESDAY
11 APRIL?
2. MR MAUDE IS CONTENT NOT TO MAKE A SPEECH OR TO MEET PRESSURE GROUPS ON THIS OCCASION, THOUGH HE MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER NEARER THE TIME WHETHER TO SEE PRESSURE GROUPS AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CHRIS OSBORNE'S ADVICE ON HANDLING OF THIS WITH THE
MEDIA.
AS FAR AS MRS MAUDE'S PROGRAMME IS CONCERNED, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ARRANGE A ONE DAY PROGRAMME OF VISITS WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL THEME. (MRS HEAP, WHO IS HERSELF AN ARCHITECT, MIGHT BE WILLING TO HELP). MRS MAUDE WILL BE JOINING THE MINISTER ON SOME OF HIS CALLS (BUT WOULD PROBABLY NOT ACCOMPANY HIM ON THE VISIT TO A VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CAMP).
4.
MR AND MRS MAUDE, ALAN PAUL AND I WOULD BE DELIGHTED
TO ACCEPT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFER OF ACCOMMODATION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
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