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CONFIDENTIATOR COPY

FM HONG KONG 12091OZ NOV 84

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3449 OF 12 NOVEMBER

12 NOV 1984

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INDEX

137 YOUR IELNO 2227: VISIT OF UMELCO DELEGATION TO LONDON

1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE APPOINTMENT FOR UMELCO TO SEE THE

SECRETARY OF STATE ON 5 DECEMBER.

2. I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MR LUCE COULD RECEIVE

THE DELEGATION ON 3 DECEMBER.

Tay

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3. I WOULD STRONGLY URGE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD RECEIVE

THE DELEGATION DURING THEIR STAY IN LONDON. I WOULD CATEGORISE

THIS AS ESSENTIAL IN HONG KONG TERMS. SHE HAS RECEIVED PREVIOUS UMELCO DELEGATIONS, AND BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS HAVE COMMENDED THE DRAFT AGREEMENT. IT WILL SEEM VERY STRANGE TO PEOPLE IN HONG KONG IF SHE DOES NOT SEE THEM AT THE TIME OF

THE CRUCIAL DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. THE CALL NEED NOT BE A LONG ONE.

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YOUDE

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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