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TO ROUTINE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3307 OF 25 OCTOBER

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HKK 040/57

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REGISTRY

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FOR GALSWORTHY, HKD FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

HONG KONG AGREEMENT.

1. WE HAVE SEEN COI TELNO RETRACT 077 (OF 23 OCTOBER) WHICH REFERS TO AN UNCONFIRMED LONDON PRESS REPORT'' THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE GOING TO PEKING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND OFFERS INFORMATION OFFICERS ''A BRIEFING TYPE TELEVISION

DOCUMENT COVERING VARIOUS MATERIAL INCLUDING A SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTE PROFILE OF THE PRIME MINISTER WITH REFERENCE TO HER RECENT VISIT TO PEKING''.

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2. COI TEL UNDER REF SAYS THAT THE MATERIAL WOULD BE CLEARED FOR TELEVISION USE''. PRESUMABLY SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT WILL CHECK IT. AS SEEN FROM HERE, FILM OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S SEPTEMBER 1982 VISIT WOULD NEED TO BE USED SELECTIVELY.

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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

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SIR J FREELAND

MR BOYD

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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