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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM PEKING 170220Z JUL 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 027/21 027/21.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 17 JULICA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1445 OF 17/7/84

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

PA Thank

FOR FED.

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YOUR TEL NO 782: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING.

1. I HAVE ALREADY RECOMMENDED THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD SPEAK TO WU XUEQIAN ABOUT OUR CONSULATE- GENERAL IN SHANGHAI (MY TEL NO 1443). I AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD PROVIDE BRIEFING ON THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.

I SHOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS REACHED PEKING BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO RECOMMEND THAT HE SHOULD MENTION THE SUBJECT TO WU.

2. WE SHALL HAVE TO CONSULT THE CHINESE ABOUT WHETHER SPEECHES SH- OULD BE RESTRICTED TO ''LOCAL COURTESIES'',

THOMSON WIL DO THIS TODAY. WE SHALL IN ANY CASE DRAFT.

EVANS

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS DEPT PROTOCOL DEPT SIR W HARDING

COPIES TO: SIR P CRADOCK

CONTIDENTI"L

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