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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1518 OF 10 DEC 1984

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, TOKYO (PERSONAL FOR SIR E YOUDE)

OUR TELNOS 1511-2: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND HONG KONG:

STEERING BRIEFS

1. MY TWO IFTS CONTAIN DRAFT PASSAGES ON HONG KONG FOR THE

STEERING BRIEFS, ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:

(A) MY FIRST IFT CONTAINS PARAGRAPHS ON HONG KONG TO BE

INCLUDED IN THE STEERING BRIEF FOR CHINA IN OUR TELNO

1512. THERE ARE NEW PARAGRAPHS 3A, 4A AND 11 AND AN

EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PARAGRAPH 15.

(B) MY SECOND IFT CONTAINS THE FULL TEXT OF A DRAFT STEERING

BRIEF FOR THE VISIT TO HONG KONG.

2.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 110900Z.

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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

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

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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