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GRS 170

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FROM PEKING 04061OZ JUL 34

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1276 OF 4/7/84

HKK

TOPICOPY

226/11

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

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- 5 JUL 1984

OPSK OFFICER

MY

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

INDEX

SAK

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YOUR TEL NO 1212 TO HONG KONG: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

1

1. AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, THE ONLY CHINESE LEADERS'

WITH WHOM THE THREE UMELCO MEMBERS HAD MEETINGS DURING

THEIR PEKING VISIT WERE DENG XIAOPING AND JI PENGFEI.

THE DRAFT REPLY IN PARAGRAPH 2(A) OF TUR IS THUS NOT

STRICTLY ACCURATE. THE SECOND SENTENCE OF THAT REPLY

MIGHT BE REDRAFTED ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:

POS

see (102)

''THEIR PROGRAMME INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING

AND STATE COUNCILLOR JI PENGFEI". WE DO NOT THINK IT WOULD RE

APPROPRIATE TO REFER TO JI'S FUNCTION AS HEAD OF THE

HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE IN THE PQ REPLY.

2. NO OBJECTION TO THE DRAFT REPLY IN PARAGRAPH 2(B) OF

TUR.

THOMSON

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL

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 NEWS DEPT

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195

CABINET OFFIC

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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