TNAG-1147-FCO40-1427-UK-policy-towards-South-East-Asia--including-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 92

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FRO FCO 2210097 OCT 92

RC PRIORITY BANGKOK

TELEGRAM HUBER 303 OF 22 OCTOBER

AND TO HONG KONG, BRUNEJ, KUALA UMPUR, JAKARTA,

SINGAPORE, MANILA, PEKING, PANGOON, HANOI, VIENTIANE, TOKYO

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KY TELMO 372 HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE: BANGKOK 13/14 DECEMBER

1. GRATEFUL IF ADDRESSEES YOULD TAKE THIS AS FIRM INVITATION

TO TAKE PART. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD ARRANGE TO ARRIVE IN RANGKOK

NOT LATER THAN 12 DECEMBER. ANY SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE TELEGRAPHED TO PANGKOK. UNLESS OTHERWISE

REQUESTED, BOOKINGS WILL BE MADE AT PRESIDENT HOTEL.

2. LORD PELSTEAD HOPES TO TAKE THE CHAIR. GIFFARD WILL ATTEND.

WE SHALL SEND FULL LIST OF OFFICIAL PARTY IN DUE COURSE.

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THE PASIC THEME WILL BE THE PROMOTION OF PRITISH INTERESTS

IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. WE EXPECT THE AGENDA TO COVER THE PROSPECTS

FOR ASEAN, SIXO-SOVIET COMPETITION FOR INFLUENCE IN SOUTH EAST

ASIA, CAMBODIA/VIETNAM, CHIMESE AND JAPANESE POLICIES TOWARDS

SOUTH EAST ASIA, TRADE, AID AND POSSIBLY CULTURAL MATTERS.

HS DO NOT PROPOSE TO PUT HONG KONG ON THE FORMAL AGENDA

(JAKARTA TEL 290). BUT WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE DISTUSSED IN

THE MARGINS AND LORD FELSTEAD WILL NO DOUPT BE PREPADPD "O GIVE

AN ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG (WHICH HE PLANS TO MAKE TIRODIATELY DEPORE THE BANGKOK CONFERENCE).

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RECOGNISE THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL PE OF

CULY LIMITED INTEREST TO YOU, BUT HOPE THAT YOU CAN AGPIE TO

ATTENDANCE CF MACLARE OR MARGOLIS.

E. (FOR PEYING) YOUR TELMO 53. PLEASE SEE DONALD'S

TELELETTER OF 20 OCTOBER TO YOU. GALSWORTHY WOULD BE WELCOME

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C. (FOR TOKYO). ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME DISCUSSION OF

JAPAN, WE EXPECT FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS WILL PLAY A SECONDARY

ROLE IN THE DISCUSSIONS. WE HOPE YOU MAY NEVERTHELESS PE AFLE

TO SPARE WHITEREAD FOR THE CONFERENCE.

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