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FM FCO 081700Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2215 OF 8 NOVEMBER

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

PA

Tux

-YOUR TELNO 3421 : PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG

1. MICHAEL CHUGANI, SCMP CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON, APPROACHED NEWS DEPARTMENT THIS AFTERNOON TO ASK FOR CONFIRMATION OF A STORY HIS HONG KONG OFFICE HAD PICKED UP TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD BE VISITING HONG KONG ON 21 TO 22 DECEMBER. NEWS DEPARTMENT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, NO 10 PRESS OFFICE, REFUSED TO

GRATEFUL FOR ANY BE DRAWN ON THIS, REPLYING ON STANDARD LINES. INDICATION OF THE SOURCE OF THIS REPORT.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

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 MRS. NOBLE PROTOCOLA

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