TNAG-1241-FCO40-1554-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 37

CONFIDENTIAL

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

. SEP 1983

FROM:

DATE:

Cc:

Mr Clift, HKD

ift,

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

CM1619

529

Enk

H B Warren-Gash

5 September 1983

PS/Lady Young

PS/PUS

Miss Neville-Jones, Planning

Staff

Mr Elliott, FED

PUSD

See 526

52

(529)

VISIT TO CHINA BY LORD RHODES:

1.

OCTOBER 1983

Mr Luce has seen PS/Lady Young's minute of 31 August on this subject. He has also received the attached letter from Lord Rhodes giving details of his party and asking for briefing.

2. Mr Luce would be grateful if you would get in touch with Lord Rhodes by telephone to offer him, and Lady Llewelyn-Davies, any briefing they might require. Mr Luce suggests that this might be combined with a short call on Lady Young. I would be grateful if you could coordinate timings.

3. There is, of course, an unfortunate complication that we are in the process of attempting to disuade Mr Goodlad and Mr Renton from joining the party. They are both still away, and it might therefore be better if you said nothing on this point to Lord Rhodes.

H. Warren Gool

mr_thips

Thursday 22 Sept at 4.30PM.

HB Warren-Gash PS/Mr Luce

Mrx Priest

Lady Llewellyn. Danes should then he

fixed follad, nome's meeding. Pl. speak k Ps | Lady Young. have from Londay & tur. thee will try to fix a time

(diplomaticall) I think.) heavy The

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her lord Rhode to be suvited to

country. call on you that day, will this

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