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FM HONG KONG 140657Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3473 OF 14 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

MY TELNO 3421 AND YOUR TELNO 1394 TO PEKING. PRIME MINISTER'S

VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION OF WHETHER PROGRAMME

PROPOSED IN FIRST TUR IS ACCEPTABLE.

2. HOTEL BOOKINGS IN HONG KONG AT THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE VERY DIFFIC-

ULT. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE A EARLY AS

POSSIBLE AN INDICATION OF THE LIKELY SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE

PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY.

YOUDE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

75,

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

< HAD PROTOCα.d.

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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