HOFO #14/24
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GR 350
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 240354Z MAY 79
HKK 024/14
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2 9 MAY 1979
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TO ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.630 OF 24 MAY,
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
FOR MURRAY FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELNO.288 : LEAVE.
1. YOUR PARA.1, SECOND SENTENCE: THIS MIGHT BE MOST OPPORTUNE. YOUR PARA.1, THIRD SENTENCE: CERTAINLY.
2. YOUR PARA.2: IF THE S OF S VISITS CHINA AFTER TOKYO I PRESUME THE QUICK STOPOVER IN HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE BEFORE, SAY, JULY 5.
IF CONVENIENT TO MR BLAKER I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM IN LONDON EITHER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OR ALTERNATIVELY JUST BEFORE MY DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG ON JULY 26, AS IT WOULD BE A PITY TO BREAK SUCH A SHORT LEAVE BY A MID-LEAVE VISIT TO LONDON. SINCE THE LATTER DATE WOULD BE VERY NEAR THE END OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SESSION I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE FORMER PREFERABLE SUBJECT TO MR BLAKER'S CONVENIENCE. PERHAPS YOU WOULD ARRANGE THINGS AS YOU THINK BEST ONCE THE S OF S'S PLANS ARE KNOWN.
3. IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS PEOPLE, I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE:-
(A) WHATEVER MINISTER IN THE HOME OFFICE IS HANDLING THE
NATIONALITY LAW.
(B) THE ECONOMIC ADVISER.
(C) THE POLITICAL ADVISER TO THE S OF S (IF THERE IS ONE). (D) GORDAN RICHARDSON (BUT I WILL CONFIRM THIS).
(E) SIR ANTHONY ROYLE.
(F) SIR PAUL BRYAN.
4. SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL I AM PROPOSING TO PAY ANOTHER VISIT TO LONDON IN DECEMBER/JANUARY BOTH TO HAVE A WORD WITH MY SUCCESSOR, AND ALSO TO MEET THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, ETC AFTER THE NEW PARLIAMENT HAS SETTLED DOWN. I WAS THEREFORE EXPECTING THE VISIT IN JULY TO BE A SHORT ONE PRIMARILY TO TALK TO MR BLAKER,
ASSESS RELATIONS WITH CHINA AND CHINESE IMMIGRATIONS AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, AND KEEP SUCH ENGAGEMENTS AS BRAY FEELS SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
5. IF MY LEAVE IS SHORTENED BY THE S OF S'S VISIT I WOULD PROBABLY POSTPONE VISITING BRUSSELS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
MACLEHOSE
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