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CHECKLIST OF 'FUTURE' DOCUMENTS KC040/1

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(a) in preparation

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The following is a list of tire material which we agreed yesterday should be prepared either immediately or in the near future.

A. IMMEDIATELY

(i)

Submission for 10 June* (to brief Secretary of State and to prepare the Prime Minister for the meeting on Hong Kong provisionally fixed for 15 June).

(ii) As an attachment to (i), draft letter to Number 10*

(outling our proposals for talks agenda, strategy publicity, etc).

(iii) Tels to Hong Kong and Peking

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now despatched.

(a) Outlining timing and action in (i) and (ii) above. (b) Covering 'in' and 'for' Hong Kong aspects.

(c) Commenting on Hong Kong's suggestions for publicity

for 'new phase' of Talks.incoperated into (a) above.

(iv) Briefing for any new:

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(a) Secretary of State

(b) Minister of State* we can presumably use much of

material in (a) above.

Tel to Hong Kong reporting any new change of Secretary of State/Minister and containing appropriate goodwill messages for EXCO consumption.

B. NEAR FUTURE

(i)

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Revised options paper* and submission to Secretary of State (ii) Tels to Hong Kong Peking giving text of (i) above** (iii)Breifing for call on Minister by Miss Lydia Dunn OBE*

(to include 'future'and refugees).

(iv) Briefing for PUS' visit to Washington 21/4 June*.

Briefing for American Vice President's visit to UK 23/5 June*

(v)

(vi) Either tel or submission about Hong Kong Ferry franchise

CODE 18-77

9 June 1983

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