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YOUR TELNO 2152 VISIT TO LONDON BY GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF UMELCO.

ADMIRALTY HOUSE IS RATHER TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF RECEPTION PLANNED. BOTH UMELCO AND I DO, HOWEVER, ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE HOSTING OF AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION FOR MINISTERS, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, AND OTHERS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG PRIOR TO WHAT WILL BE A HISTORIC DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. GIVEN THAT THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING THE AGREEMENT I IMAGINE THAT MINISTERS WOULD ALSO FIND IT HELPFUL FOR THEM TO DO SO.

2. THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR A VENUE WHICH IS CLOSE TO WESTMINSTER, AND WHICH WOULD ACCOMMODATE 100 TO 120 PEOPLE. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE THE USE OF LANCASTER HOUSE? I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE DATE FLEXIBLE UNTIL THE DATE OF THE DEBATE IS FIRMER, BUT IF IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A FIRM DATE AT THIS STAGE, WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH THE EVEING OF MONDAY 3 DECEMBER.

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

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

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