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SIRE Youde

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FM HONG KONG 173945Z DEC 81

TO TRSEDIATE FOO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1149 OF 17 DECEMMBER

PERSONAL FOR YOUDE FROM GOVERNOR

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1. I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED THAT ALL THIS HAS COME OFF. IF SQUEAK OR I CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS YOU HAVE ONLY TO ASK. IF EITHER OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE HOUSE WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS ARE ABOUT IMMEDIATE ADMIN.

2. THE PRESS. FIRST OF ALL IT WOULD BE MOPE CONVENIENT TO ME IF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS ON TUESDAY AT 1000Z THAN MONDAY. PLEASE CONFIRM

OK.

3. I SUGGEST YOU TAKE JACK CATER (JUST TAKEN OVER) INTO YOUR

CONFIDENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AGREE ARRANGEMTNS WITH HIM AND

TELEGRAPH ME.

4. FOR MY PART I THINK THE FIRST ESSENTIAL IS TO HAVE A GOOD PRESS CONFERENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT GIVING THE HONG KONG PAPERS TIME TO TELEPHONE INSTRUCTIONS TO THEIR

LONDON STRINGERS IN THE LIGHT OF IMMEDIATE HONG KONG REACTIONS,

I SUGGEST ABOUT 24 HOURS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD ALLOW ENOUGH

TIME. THE NEWS DEPARTENT AND WE COULD SAY WHEN THIS WOULD BE AT THE TIME OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THAT UNTIL THEN YOU WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OF COURSE THE PRESS HERE WILL ALL TRY TO RING UP AND GET EXCLUSIVES, BUT WE COULD ARRANGE FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE CALLS IN YOUR HOUSE SO THAT YOUR OWN FIRST CONTACT WITH THE HONG KONG PRESS WAS NOT NEGATIVE.

5. AT SOME SUBSEQUENT BUT EARLY DATE YOU MIGHT MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR A JOINT INTERVIEW FOR THE TWO TV STATIONS IF THEY ASK FOR IT. AGAIN IT WOULD HELP IF WE COULD TELL THEM SO AT THE TIME OF THE ANOUNCEMENT.

6. PAM SHOULD ALSO SUBMIT TO AN INTERVIEW FAIRLY SOON CR SIT IN ON

YOUSS.

I SUGGEST YOU WORK FOR Á SITUATION IN WHICH