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TELEGRAM NUMBER 730 OF 5 JUNE, 1979

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

FOR CORTAZZI FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 368: VISIT TO LONDON

1. YOUR PARA 1. WE ARE MAKING A PARALLEL ANNOUNCEMENT.

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I WILL TRAVEL ON BA20 ARRIVING HEATHROW 0715, JUNE 13. FORD AND WILSON WILL ACCOMPANY (NOT NECESSARILY TO ALL MEETINGS). PERHAPS BRAY WOULD BOOK US INTO THE SAME HOTEL FOR THE NIGHTS OF JUNE 13 AND 14.

3. INCIDENTALLY DUKE OF KENT AND PARTY WILL BE ON THE SAME PLANE, ALSO SOME ''SIBONGA'' REFUGEES.

4. YOUR PARA 2:-

A) FIRST TWO SENTENCES: GOOD. I ASSUME HOME OFFICE WILL BE ABOUT VIETNAMESE ON THIS OCCASION, NOT NATIONALITY LAW WHICH I HOPE CAN WAIT TILL JULY.

(B) PENULTIMATE SENTENCE: I WOULD LIKE TO SEE (E) AND (F) IF CONVENIENT TO THEM AND ALSO (B) OF PARA 3 OF MYTELNO 630. (C) LAST SENTENCE. SEE M.I.F.T. IF I DO NOT GO TO WASHINGTON I WILL LEAVE FOR HONG KONG ON MONDAY, JUNE 18. INCIDENTALLY I WILL POSTPONE MY LEAVE.

5. FORD WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH BRAY ABOUT MEDIA.

6. YOUR PARA 4. NOTED. BUT IF SOF S IS GOING TO VISIT CHINA I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT LEASES, EVEN IN GENERAL TERMS. AT OFFICIAL LEVEL I HOPE WE COULD GET DETAILS AGREED.

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