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1 7FEB 1984

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FROM PEKING 171010Z FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 277 OF 17/2/84

INFO HONG KONG

„MY TEL NO 2641

FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

32

INDI

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нев

VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

1. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE AMERICANS AGAIN ABOUT THE TIMING OF PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VISIT. ALTHOUGH DATES

WILL NOT BE FINALISED UNTIL THE PRE-ADVANCE PARTY

IS IN PEKING NEXT WEEK, IT APPEARS VIRTUALLY CERTAIN THAT THE VISIT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LAST WEEK IN APRIL.

THE AMERICANS CONFIRM THAT SHULTZ WILL BE ACCOMPANYING THE

PRESIDENT AND THAT WU XUEQIAN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE PARTY OUTSIDE PEKING.

EVANS

LIMITED

HKD

FED

MR DONALD

COPIES To:

SIR P CRADOCK

SIR IAN

SINCLAIR

CONFIDENTIAL