TNAG-1339-FCO40-1771-Visit-by-Margaret-Thatcher--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Beijing-fo-1984 — Page 128

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 13084OZ DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3782 OF 13 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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13 DEC 1984

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND HONG KONG : BRIEFING

I EXPECT THAT, AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH EXCO ON 20 DECEMBER, UNOFFICIALS WILL RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND THE LAND COMMISSION. I TRUST YOU WILL PREPARE SUITABLE BRIEFING AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE LINE YOU PROPOSE THE S OF S SHOULD TAKE.

2. MY VIEWS ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WERE

- NT. GIVEN IN MY TELNO 3662. ON THE LAND COMMISSION, I AGREE WITH

THE PROPOSALS IN PARA 4 OF HONG KONG TELNO 3689.- 0+0/59 (4

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HKCD FED

PROTOCOLD

MR WILSON

COPIES TO

SIR P CRADOCK (2),