TNAG-0330-FCO40-366-Visit-of-Parliamentary-Under-Secretary-of-State--Anthony-Roy-1972 — Page 214

AMMEDIATE

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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 447 OF 26TH MAY 1972. INFO PRIORITY

PEKING.

LAST

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 363 TO PEKING.

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MR. ROYLE'S VISIT TO CHINA.

WE ARE BEING PRESSED BY HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TO SAY WHETHER MP. ROYLE WILL VISIT HONG KONG DURING HIS JOURNEY TO AND FROM

PEKING. WE INTEND TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:

"MR. ANTHONY ROYLE WILL TRANSIT HONG KONG ON HIS WAY TO PEKING

ON MAY 39. HE WILL BE AT KAI TAK AIRPORT FOR ONLY ABOUT AND, HOUR

AND A HALF. ACCORDING TO PRESENT PLANS HE WILL SPEND THE NIGHT

OF 6TH JUNE IN H.K. ON HIS RETURN JOURNEY, LEAVING FOR THE U.K. ON THE AFTERNOON OF 7TH JUNE. HE WILL BE TRAVELLING BY A RAF VC 13.''

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE OF THIS STATEMENT. ALSO

COULD YOU PLEASE CONFIRM MR. ROYLE WILL BE PREPARED TO MEET HONG KONG PRESS REPRESENTATIVES AT KAI TAK BEFORE DEPARTURE ON JUNE 7,

BUT NOT ON OUTWARD JOURNEY.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MACLEHOSE

FILE S:

NEWS DEPT

FED

GIPD

HKIOD

PS/MR. ROYLE MR. WILFORD

REPEATED AS REQUESTED

COPIES 10:

KISS METCALFE, P & C D

WING CDR EVANS, MOD, AIR STAFF

RM B4187.

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