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FM HONG KONG 160405Z FEB 84

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 409 OF 16 FEBRUARY

INFO PRIORITY BRUNET KUALA LUMPUR MODUK SINGAPORE

YOUR TELNO 61 TO BRUNE I

VISIT OF MR LUCE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND HONG KONG

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YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WAS RECEIVED WELL AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MR LUCE'S VISIT WAS MADE. FORTUNATELY WE HAD ADVANCE WARNING OF ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE, AND SO WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM RELEASE HERE AND ANSWER PRESS ENQUIRIES. BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE ADVANCE WARNING OF SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN FUTURE.

2. COULD YOU CONFIRM THAT ONLY DR WILSON AND MR WARREN-GASH WILL

ACCOMPANY MR LUCE TO HONG KONG.

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