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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL OP COPY

FROM PEKING 110417Z DEC 84

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2948 OF 11/12/84

HKK 040/57

RECEIVED IN PEGISTRY 11 DEC 1934

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

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YOUR TELNOS 1518, 1519 AND 1520: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO

CHINA AND HONG KONG: STEERING BRIEFS

1. OUR ONLY COMMENT ON YOUR SECOND TUR IS THAT PARAGRAPH 4(A) (1)

MIGHT BE AMENDED TO READ: ''TO REASSURE US (AND, THROUGH THE

PUBLIC ASPECTS OF THE VISIT, HONG KONG OPINION) OF CHINESE

2. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THIRD TUR.

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EVANS

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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 HARD ING

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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