CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FM FCO
TELNO 1555
OF 291800Z AUGUST 91
HKD
826/12
AF
IND
INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
-35
047256 MDHOAN 9570
YOUR TELNO 2696: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY NANCY PELOSI
AND BEN JONES
1.
THE POSSIBILITY OF SHEN TONG (OR OTHER DISSIDENTS) COMING AS A PART OF MS PELOSI'S DELEGATION DOES INDEED PRESENT DIFFICULTIES. BUT WE THINK YOU ARE RIGHT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT REFUSING HIM ENTRY. AS YOU SAY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GOOD REASONS FOR ALLOWING ENTRY. REFUSAL OF ENTRY WOULD STIMULATE UK PRESS CRITICISM. IT WOULD SIT PARTICULARLY AWKWARDLY WITH THE ROBUST LINE THEY HAVE TAKEN TODAY OVER THE MESSAGE THE PRIME MINISTER WILL PUT ACROSS IN PEKING.
2. PLEASE KEEP US FULLY IN THE PICTURE ON THIS IN THE RUN UP TO
AND DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
64
MAIN
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
PUSD RAD
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
4
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
SIR P CRADOCK NO.10
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
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