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FM FCO 141815Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2256 OF 14 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

UMELCO VISIT TO LONDON

1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SIR PAUL BRYAN MP HAS CONTACTED

MR WADDINGTON AT THE HOME OFFICE WITH A REQUEST THAT THE UMELCO

DELEGATION SHOULD CALL ON THE MINISTER WHEN THEY VISIT LONDON

NEXT MONTH.

2.

WE PRESUME THAT UMELCO'S INTENTION WOULD BE TO RAISE

NATIONALITY QUESTIONS WITH MR WADDINGTON. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY

ASSUMED THAT THESE WOULD BE DEALT WITH IN THE MEETING ALREADY

PLANNED BETWEEN THE UMELCO DELEGATION AND MR LUCE FOR 3 DECEMBER.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT THE UMELCO

DELEGATION HAS INDEED EXPRESSED A FORMAL WISH TO CALL ON

MR WADDINGTON, AND YOUR ADVICE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEIR REQUEST

SHOULD BE MET. (ONE ANSWER MIGHT BE TO ARRANGE FOR MR. WADDINGTON

TO BE PRESENT WHEN UMELCO SEE MR. LUCE)

HOWE

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