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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 858 (NOW REPEATED TO PEKING) AND FCO TELEGRAM

134-NO 733 TO PEKING: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA AND

HONG KONG.

1. WE CAN MAKE NO ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S

VISIT TO HONG KONG UNTIL AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE ABOUT HIS VISIT

TO CHINA. I HOPE THEREFORE THAT YOU CAN AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL

IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELEGRAM NO 733 TO PEKING, THIS WOULD

ENTAIL AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN HONG KONG AT 1930 LOCAL TIME. I HOPE

THIS WILL BE CONVENIENT.

2. WE WOULD PREFER THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S

VISIT TO HONG KONG NOT TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A MEETING WITH

THE PRESS. THE FORM OF WORDS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR

TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS ACCEPTABLE SUBJECT TO THE DELETION

OF THE PHRASE AND WILL ALSO MEET THE PRESS. AN ANNOUNCEMENT

ABOUT A MEETING WITH THE PRESS MIGHT BE MADE NEARER THE TIME,

3. ON THE TIMING OF DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG WE HAVE AN OPEN

MIND. WE HAD THOUGHT IN TERMS OF ABOUT 1800 HOURS LOCAL TIME

BUT THIS DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS OUT FOR

3 NOVEMBER AND IT IS BY NO MEANS IMMUTABLE.

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