TNAG-0852-FCO40-1062-Visits-of-Royal-Navy-ships-to-Hong-Kong-and-China-1979 — Page 36

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the Soviet Union would be appropriate. In any event we do not consider that this would be an essential pre-condition of a China visit.

5. I am copying this letter to David Kirk in DS 11, MOD, and to Chancery Peking.

blind copies:

Mr Fursland, FED Mr Ling, HK&GD

Mr Band, EESD

D W Fall

Defence Department