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FM HONG KONG 2910152 FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 548 OF 29 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, LISBON (PEPSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: MACAU
1. THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU WILL BE CALLING ON ME AT HIS REQUEST ON 3 MARCH BEFORE GOING TO LISBON FOR CONSULTATIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT HIS MAIN PURPOSE IS TO SRIEF ME ON THE BACKGROUND TO THIS WEEK'S DISSOLUTION OF THE LIGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN MACAU. BUT HE WILL NO DOUBT EXPECT ME TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
2. WHEN I LAST SAW ADMIRAL ALMEIDA E COSTA IN OCTOBER I GAVE HIM A FAIRLY FULL BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TALKS AND THE BRITISH POSITION IN THEM (YOUR TELNO 1045 OF 13 OCTOBER AND MCLAREN'S TELELETTER TO CLIFT OF 27 OCTOBER REFER). SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, I PROPOSE TO BRING HIM UP TO DATE, DRAWING ON THE LINE AGREED AFTER EACH ROUND FOR USE WITH THE AUSTRALIANS, CANADIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS. I WOULD OF COURSE STRESS THAT WHAT I TOLD HIM WAS FOR HIS PERSONAL INFORMATION.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LANEO
ED/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
PES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
JAC
R WILSON
WRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
HR BURROWS
N'EWS D ́
LEGAL ́ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM KIRS
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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