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1 2 JC.1984
FM FCO 14140OZ JUL 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 777 OF 14 JULY
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
3
YOUR TELNO 1395: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
1. THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF TUR ARE:
(A) SUBJECT TO YOUR AND HONG KONG'S COMMENTS THE SECRETARY OF STATE PROPOSES TO ARRIVE IN PEKING AT 1700 ON 27 JULY AND LEAVE PEKING FOR HONG KONG AT 1300 ON 31 JULV.
(B) THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE TO START WORK ON THE MORNING OF 28 JULV.
(C) THE SECRETARV OF STATE WISHES TO RESTRICT HIS VISIT TO
PEKINO.
(D) THE SECRETARV OF STATE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SAME CHINESE LEADERS HE SAW DURING HIS LAST VISIT (DENG XIAOPING,
ZHAO ZIYANG, JI PENGFEI AND WU XUEQIAN HIMSELF).
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES DOES NOT WISH TO RAISE ANY INTERNATIONAL OR BILATERAL ISSUES, BUT TO DEAL ONLY WITH THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. HE WILL WISH TO DISCUSS PROGRESS SO FAR IN THE TALKS, AND THE WAY AHEAD FROM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER. 3. WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT SPEECHES BE RESTRICTED TO A MINIMUM AT THE DINNERS, GIVEN THAT THIS IS A WORKING VISIT.
HOWE
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL
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 DEPT
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN
CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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