TNAG-1224-FCO40-1537-Visits-to-the-UK-by-official-and-unofficial-members-of-the-E-1983 — Page 50

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UNOFFICIALS THIS MORNING EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO MR LUCE FOR HIS AGREEMENT THAT WE SHOULD HOST THE RECEPTION AT CARLTON GARDENS. THEY ARE MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING HIM.

2. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE A RECEPTION FOR BETWEEN SIXTY AND EIGHTY PEOPLE TO INCLUDE THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND OTHER MPS WHOM MR LUCE THINKS IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THEM TO MEET. 3. AS A MATTER OF COURTESY THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE PRIME MINISTER, AND MR THATCHER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR LIGEL LAWSON AND MR CECIL PARKINSON ALTHOUGH THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ATTEND. IN ADDITION THEY WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF INVITATIONS COULD BE EXTENDED TO: LORD MACLEHOSE

LORD CARRINGTON

LORD JELLICOE

LORD SOAMES

LORD WEINSTOCK

/MR PETER REES

CHAIRMAN BBC

SIR DAVID ORR

SIR ANTHONY PARSONS

SIR ANTONY ACLAND

MR EDWARD HEATH

MR RODIN LEIGH-PEMBERTON

MR ERIC SHARP

MR ADRIAN SWIRE

< MR ALAN DONALD

MR RICHARD CLIFT

SIR JACK CATER

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4. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL, IF AS WE AGREED, YOU COULD LIAISE WITH SIR JACK CATER ABOUT ISSUING INVITATIONS WHICH COULD BE IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

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