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FM HONG KONG 130755Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1417 OF 13 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
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MY TELNO 3774 TO FCO: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE AT SIGNING CEREMONY.
1. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE POLITICAL ADVISER RECORDED IN MY TEL UNDER REF JI SHAOXIANG TELEPHONED THE DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER TO SAY THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO SECURE CAAC PEKING'S AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE TAKE-OFF TIME FOR THE SPECIAL AIRCRAFT FROM HONG KONG, SINCE THIS HAD BEEN CHANGED MORE THAN ONCE ALREADY. MARGOLIS REITERATED THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO ENABLING THE EXCO MEMBERS CONCERNED TO ATTEND THE MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THAT MORNING. JI PROMISED HIS BEST EFFORTS, BUT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE EMBASSY COULD TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH MEA AND CAAC. THIS REINFORCES THE POINT IN PARA 7 OF MY TEL UNDER REF. WHAT WE WANT TO SECURE IS CAAC'S AGREEMENT TO TAKE OFF AT 1300, REPEAT 1300 LOCAL TIME ON 18 DECEMBER.
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