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CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 26073OZ

FROM PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 191 OF 26/7/84

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'SPARTY.

НСК

TOP COPY

07/21

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 2 AUG 1984

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING.

1. WE HEARD THIS MORNING THAT WU XUEQIAN AND ZHOU NAN WOULD MEET THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE AIRPORT TOMORROW EVENING AND THAT ZHOU WOULD ACCOMPANY HIM FROM THERE TO THE DIAOYUTAI.

2. THIS WILL MEAN A JOURNEY OF ABOUT AN HOUR FOR THE SECRETARY

OF STATE WITH ZHOU NAN. ZHOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE TO HIM SOME OF THE POINTS WHICH HE HAS RECENTLY BEEN MAKING TO ME (SEE MY TELS NOS 1505, 1556 AND 1622).

3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY WISH TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER

OF THE DELEGATION.

EVANS

MINIMAL

HKD FED

CONFIDENTIAL

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

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