PS/PUS
I'ts. Iuevilly Mr O'Keife. I am
WITH
Stail that the
CONFIDENTIAL Sofs agrees that Mr. You'll
Hong Kong
should return. We should let him know +
Fine. D) I apu
try to fex
a
that there is no
next for Mr Welford to come
back
The Secretary of State has seen Sir M. Palliser's minute of 3 December outlining briefing arrangements for the Secretary of State's visit to the Far East. We must of course bear in mind that the visit includes Japan as well 'as China and Hong Kong. A further complication is that the House is likely to rise on 15 April for the Easter Recess and the Secretary of State may well be away from the Office for some part of the time between then and 25 April when he is due to leave for the Far East. Granted the likely pressures on his time it would be wrong to make too many firm advance commitments on the timetable for his briefing before we see how the situation develops.
On a specific point the Secretary of State feels it would be justifiable to ask Mr Youde to return to the UK but neither Sir M. Maclehose or Mr M. Wilford.
3.
But I am
unhoppy
about Hong Kong. hart Somoniy - Roberts favoured the governor coming tacke Should we not at least the to have Mr Donald hele at the same time as My
Youde?? Let us
doon.
divind
10 December 1975
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(E. A. J. Fergusson)
c.c.
PS/Lord Goronwy Roberts
Sir D. Watson
Mr Cortazzi
Mr Male
Mr Faber
Mr O'Keeffe (HKIOD) Mr Bentley (FED)
Japan is relativel straight forward. Burg
minut
over
it would be
r
not
g
that I thirti
a mistake
have Sir M.
rich. a r Donald
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