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FM FCO 0317412 OCT 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1005 OF 3 OCTOBER

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

YOUR VISIT TO LONDON: HONG KONG DOLLAR

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YOU ASKED WHETHER MINISTERS MIGHT WISH YOU TO-

AFTER YOUR POLITICAL TALKS THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL

QUESTIONS. WE DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO

EXTEND YOUR STAY. INDEED WE THINK IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD

BE SEEN TO RETURN TO HONG KONG WITH EXCO ON 8 OCTOBER.

2.

IT MAY NEVERTHELESS BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO HAVE A MEETING

WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER WHILE YOU ARE HERE. WE WILL

SEE WHETHER THIS CAN BE ARRANGED, FOR INSTANCE ON FRIDAY

AFTERNOON AND WILL LET YOU KNOW.

3. WE ARE CONTENT TO LEAVE IT TO YOUR JUDGEMENT AS TO WHETHER

BLYE SHOULD BE IN LONDON AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU. YOU WILL WISH

TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AS A RESULT OF

GOODHART'S AND PERETZ'S VISIT, IF FOR INSTANCE IT WERE CONSIDERED

NECESSARY TO PUT THE CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS SCHEME INTO ACTION

AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY FOR BLYE TO BE IN

HONG KONG TO HELP WITH THAT.

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