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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 677
OF 041119Z MARCH 91
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MDHIAN 6392
STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, DUSS FROM GOVERNOR
MY LETTER OF 23 FEBRUARY: MEETING OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
1. AS YOUR WILL PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW, THE MEETING REFERRED TO IN MY LETTER WILL TAKE PLACE ON 12 MARCH IN THE FORM OF A LUNCH AT NO 10. THOSE ATTENDING ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, BUSINESSMEN FROM THE HONG KONG END OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG TRUST. I UNDERSTAND THAT
ALGY CLUFF AND LORD MCALPINE WILL ALSO BE THERE.
2. BY THE SOUND OF IT, THE LUNCH IS BEING HANDLED ON A CONSERVATIVE PARTY NET. I AM TOLD BY THOSE INVOLVED HERE THAT IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THE LUNCH MEETING SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY.
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