TNAG-0843-FCO40-1053-Visit-of-Lord-Carrington--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-1979 — Page 163

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UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 211010Z MAR 79

TO PRIORITY F C 0

TELEGRAM NUMBER 405 OF 21 MARCH

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

FOR MCLAREN FROM GOVERNOR.

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INDU

2 3 MAR 1979

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24/3/2

1. I SEE, FROM FCO TELNO 200 ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT THAT YOU WILL NOT BE GOING TO CHINA. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO ARRANGE A PROGRAMME FOR YOU HERE AS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S DEPARTURE FOR CHINA ON APRIL 12 7 IN VIEW OF THE EASTER HOLIDAY IT WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE TO GET DOWN TO SERIOUS WORK UNTIL APRIL 17. MAY WE EXPECT YOU FOR A WEEK AFTER THAT? PLEASE LET US KNOW ITEMS

OF SPECIAL INTEREST.

MACLEHOSE

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