RESTRICTED
FM SINGAPORE
TO DESKBY 30100OZ FCO
TELNO 075
OF 300747Z MARCH 93
RESTRICTED
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, KUALA LUMPUR
35
122767
MDHIAN 5355
Вра
Ppa 3113
FOR SEAD AND HKD
34
YOUR TELNO 51 (NOT TO KUALA LUMPUR): MR GOODLAD'S VISIT FOR CALL ON LEE KUAN YEW
www.
REQUEST
1. THE MFA TELL US THAT LEE KUAN YEW MAY BE OUT OF SINGAPORE DURING MR GOODLAD'S VISIT, BUT DO NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS AT LEAST UNTIL 31 MARCH. WE SHALL PURSUE (AND ADVISE MR GOODLAD OF THE OUTCOME IN KUALA LUMPUR IF NECESSARY).
2.
AS MR DUGGAN INDICATED, EVEN IF LEE IS HERE HE MAY NOT ACCEDE TO OUR REQUEST. IF, HOWEVER, WE COULD TELL THE SINGAPOREANS THAT MR GOODLAD WOULD BE BRINGING A WRITTEN MESSAGE ABOUT CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG FROM EITHER THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR THE PRIME MINISTER, IT MIGHT HELP SECURE THE CALL AND WOULD ADD WEIGHT TO WHAT WE WANT TO SAY.
3. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO NOTE THAT PRIME MINISTER GOH CHOK TONG IS EXPECTED TO VISIT CHINA IN APRIL. MR GOODLAD'S CALL ON GOH (ALREADY CONFIRMED) WILL THEREFORE BE A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE OUR POLICY.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
SEAD
PROTOCOL D
HKD
NEWS D
35
DISTRIBUTION
RF
HID 021/2.
01 Apr 1993
35
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR MASEFIELD
MR HUM
PAGE 1 RESTRICTED