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SECRET

GR 80

SECRET

DECKBY FCO 08103OZ

DESKBY PEKING 090100Z

FM HONG KONG 080915Z MAR 64

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 627 OF 8 MARCH

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

~14 (109) 040/14

HKK 02712.-

RECE C

DERK

STUN 1984

Thes

YOUR TELNO 190: VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.

I SEE NO DIFFICULTY WITH A VISIT TO HONG KONG FROM 18 TO 19 OR 20

APRIL. I VERY MUCH AGREE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE A GAP BETWEEN

THE VISITS TO PEKING AND HONG KONG, AND THAT THESE VISITS SHOULD

TAKE PLACE IN THE ORDER PEKING AND THEN HONG KONG.

2. IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE VISITS PEKING AND THEN HONG KONG AS PROPOSED, THIS WILL AFFECT THE TIMETABLE FOR THE TWELFTH ROUND OF

TALKS. THIS WILL PRESUMABLY HAVE TO BE FITTED INTO THE FIRST HALF

OF THE MONTH IN ORDER TO MAKE A START ON ITEM 2.

YOUDF

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

ED/PLANNING STAFF

/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD

PES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SER J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

TR WILSON

R WRIGENT

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 NEWS D

HR BURROWS · 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 ? CRADOCK EN K195

BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SECRET

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