CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
GRPS 200
FM HONG KONG 180500Z
CONFIDENTIAL
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY NO. 51 118 MAR 1977
JKK030/4
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 293 OF 18 MARCH/
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS).
MY TEL 276:
LSAT
HEUNG YEE KUK VISIT TO UK.
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I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED AT MR. PARRY'S PLOY TO MAKE CAPITAL FOR HIMSELF OUT OF THIS VISIT. I REALISE THE DIFFICULTIES, BUT IF HE SUCCEEDS IN APPEARING AS THE SPONSOR OF THE VISIT, OR THE KUK MEET MPS THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF PARRY INSTEAD OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ALL PARTY GROUP IT WOULD BE THOROUGHLY UNDESIRABLE.
2. THE LEADERS OF THE KUK REALISE THAT PARRY IS TRYING TO USE THEM
FOR HIS OWN POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT, BUT IT IS HARD FOR THEM TO CONT). THEIR LESS SOPHISTICATED MEMBERS.
3. PRESUME CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO WHAT CAN BE DONE AT
YOUR END, BUT I HAVE TWO SUGGESTIONS:
(A) MEETING WITH LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS:
WHEN A DATE IS DECIDED I SUGGEST IT SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED TO THE
KUK VIA THIS GOVERNMENT AND MR. PARRY SHOULD NOT BE INFORMED
AT LEAST UNTIL THERE HAS BEEN AMPLE TIME FOR US TO TELL THE KUK AND FOR THEM TO INFORM THE MEMBERS OF GROUP. IF HE IS INFORMED SIMULTANEOUSLY IT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO CLAIM THAT HE HAD ARRANGED
THE CALL.
(B) IF MR. KIDD COULD PERSUADE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ALL PARTY GROUP TO ARRANGE A MEETING TO RECEIVE THE KUK, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR
THE LEADERS OF THE PARTY TO REFUSE INVITATIONS TO MEETINGS ARRANGED BY PARRY ON THE GROUNDS THAT ONE MEETING WAS SUFFICIENT.
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ES/TORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR MURRAY
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