TNAG-1160-FCO40-1440-Visit-by-Margaret-Thatcher--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Hong-Kong--1982 — Page 83

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THIS SUBJECT

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WIDER INITIAL COMMITMENT WOULD BE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO SUGGEST TO ZHAO THAT CHEN MUHUA SHOULD VISIT BRITAIN SOMETIME SOON

OR AN (UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS) AD HOC MEETING UNDER ARTICLE 5 OF THE 1979 AGREEMENT.

7. I RECOMMEND WE SHOULD AGAIN CONSIDER DELAYING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON CONSULATES UNTIL, OR VERY SHORTLY BEFORE, THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT WHICH WOULD I THINK CREATE A GREATER IMPACT FOR IT AND BE MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE SUCCESS

OF THE VISIT..

8. I APOLOGISE FOR THE LENGTH AND SCOPE OF THIS TOUR D'HORIZON WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR YOUR CONVENIENT USE IN EVALUATING THE

SUGGESTION IN PARA 3 ABOVE.

ATKINSON