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can be done in Japan.

Although Hong Kong and Seoul would be possible in that week it is doubtful whether a satis- factory tour could be accommodated between the Secretary of State's Easter holiday and the Anglo-German summit in the middle of the following week.

4. We have already agreed in principle, after consulting you, that the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Mr Stanley, should visit Peking from about 24 April, returning via Hong Kong around 29 April, although the Chinese have not yet confirmed that these dates are acceptable.

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R D Clift

Hong Kong Department

12 January 1984

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