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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 1416. PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: DELEGATION.
1. WE WELCOME THE LIKELY INCLUSION OF GALSWORTHY. WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN INCLUDING PAUL. WE WOULD SIMPLY EXPLAIN HE WAS RECENTLY HEAD OF H K D IN THE F C O. WE WOULD NOT REMIND THE CHINESE OF HIS FUTURE JLG STATUS EXCEPT IN PASSING.
2. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY LIST OF THE DELEGATION IN PROTOCOL ORDER. PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT HAVE SAID INFORMALLY THAT THE DIAOYUTAI COULD PROBABLY HOUSE A MAXIMUM OF 31 PEOPLE.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE AS TO WHETHER THE PRESS HANDLERS WISH TO STAY WITH THE MAIN PARTY (SPACE PERMITTING) OR IN THE SAME HOTEL AS THE PRESS.
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