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FM PEKING 21025OZ FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 293 OF 21 FEBRUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG BRUNEI

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HICKORY/R

RECEIVED IN REGIETRY

2 FEB1534

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YOUR TEL NO 132 (NOT TO BRUNE:W): MR LUCE'S VISHT TO HONG KONG 1. I AM READY TO FALL IN WITH MR LUCE'S WISH. HADEED, HIT

WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL FROM MY OWN POINT OF VIEW TO BE PRESENT

AT THE MEETING WITH EXCO ON 27 FEBRUARY. IT WOULD BE UNTHDY, TOO,

FOR GALSWORTHY AND ME TO PLAY BOX AND COX.

2. SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE GRATEFUL IF A PRIVATE SECRETARY COULD

EXPLAIN MR LUCE'S WISH TO MR CHANNON'S PRIVATE SECRETARY BEFORE

MR CHANNON LEAVES FOR PEKING EARLY TO-MORROW. EVEN ON EARLIER

PLANS, WAS EXPECTING TO BE UNAVAILABLE TO MR CHANNON FOR TWO

AND A HALF DAYS OF HIS FOUR-AND-A-HALF-DAY VISIT TO PEKING.

IF I DO NOT RETURN TO PEKING FROM HONG KONG UNTIL THE AFTERNOON

OF 27 FEBRUARY, SHALL ONLY SEE HIM ON 24 FEBRUARY AND AT

MY OWN DINNER PARTY FOR HIM ON 27 FEBRUARY.

EVANS

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HIND

ED/FIED

ED/PUSD

ED/PLANNING STAFF

D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

RES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

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

MR 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 P CRADOCK RV K195

BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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