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FM PEKING 13060OZ DEC 83

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1334 OF 13 DECEMBER

PERSONAL FOR DONALD FROM AMBASSADOR.

YOUR TELNO 862.

MKK040/12

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1. ARRIVE BACK IN THE UK ON 23 DECEMBER. ACCORDING TO PPD AM ENTITLED TO LEAVE UNTIL 31 MARCH, WHICH IS MY LAST DAY OF SERVICE. # SHALL HAVE TO TAKE SOME BREAK #FAM TO BE OF USE TO ANYONE. BUT RECOGNISE THAT, IN PRACTICE, HAVE TO BE BACK AT WORK WELL BEFORE 31 MARCH.

SHALL

2. AM TRYING TO SETTLE A DATE WITH NO 10 FOR OFFICIALLY STARTING THERE. IT COULD BE ABOUT MID-FEBRUARY.

3. AS REGARDS THE FCO, SHOULD LIKE 1 MARCH AS FORMAL DATE FOR RESUMPTION. BUT ## SHOULD LIKE TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE REVIEW WORK ON HONG KONG AND PRESENT AT ANY MEETINGS WITH MINISTERS AND EXCO.

4. WHAT THIS BOILS DOWN TO IS THAT AT THE FCO SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR WORK IN PATCHES IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, BUT SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE LEAVE INBETWEEN. # SHALL BE BACK FULL-TIME FROM 1 MARCH. AT DOWNING STREET ## MAY HAVE TO BEGIN FULL TIME A LITTLE EARLIER.

CRADOCK

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CHIEF CLERK MR GIFFARD MR DONALD

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