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FUTURE EGRET

HKK040/57

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

06 NOV 1984

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

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Action Taken

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2183 OF 5 NOVEMBER 1984

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 3373 AND PEKING TELNO 2696: FUTURE EGRET: PRIME

MINISTER'S VISIT

1. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS NOW DECIDED NOT (NOT) TO INCLUDE

IN HER SPEECH A PASSAGE ON HONG KONG AT ALL. THIS WAS FOR

REASONS UNRELATED TO HONG KONG. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A FORMAL

DECISION ON THE PEKING/HONG KONG TRIP WILL BE TAKEN VERY SHORTLY,

AND WE EXPECT TO TELEGRAPH FURTHER TO YOU WITHIN A COUPLE OF

DAYS.

HOWE

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FUTURE EGRET

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

MR BOYD

COPIES TO:-

SIR P CRADOCK

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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