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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1433 OF 21 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 2799: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
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1. IN THE LIGHT OF THE ADVICE IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 2723 THE
DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR PEKING WHICH WE SUBMITTED TO NO 10 DOWNING
STREET DID NOT/NOT INCLUDE A CALL ON HU YAOBANG. HOWEVER
SIR Y K PAO SUGGESTED DURING HIS CALLS IN LONDON LAST WEEK THAT
THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD SEEK TO SEE HU, PRIMARILY SO THAT SHE
WOULD BE PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH ALL THE PRESENT GENERATION OF
LEADERS. ON REFLECTION WE SEE VALUE IN SUCH A CALL, WHICH COULD
BE BRIEF. ALTHOUGH HU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE
HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS HE IS A SENIOR LEADER AND A KEY FIGURE IN
THE SUCCESSION TO DENG.
2. WE ARE THEREFORE INCLINED TO RECOMMEND TO THE PRIME MINISTER
THAT HU SHOULD BE ADDED TO OUR REQUESTS FOR CALLS. THERE SHOULD
JUST BE TIME FOR A CALL ON HIM IN THE AFTERNOON, PERHAPS AFTER
THE TALKS WITH ZHAO ZIYANG. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY
FURTHER REACTIONS, DESKBY 2209002.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
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PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
KR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE ER COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P
CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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