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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 101005Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1395 OF 10 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE F C O

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HUK 040/57.

REGLIVAD - REGISTRY 10 DEC 1984

MCER

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE

ARRANGEMENTS.

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VAR

Sal

17/10

: ADMINISTRATIVE

1. PARA 1(G) OF YOUR TELNO 2900 REPORTED THAT THE CHINESE WERE PLANNING TO CHARTER AN AIRCRAFT TO TRANSPORT THOSE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY TO AND FROM PEKING, AND THAT THEY ENVISAGED THE PARTY LEAVING HONG KONG ON THE AFTERNOON OF 18 DECEMBER AND RETURNING ON THE MORNING OF 20 DECEMBER.

2. THE CHINESE HAVE NOW FILED AN APPLICATION FOR A CHARTER FLIGHT LEAVING AT 2.30 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON 18 DECEMBER. (CLEARANCE WILL BE GIVEN). THIS TIMING WOULD SUIT US WELL SINCE THERE WILL BE AN EXCO MEETING ON THE MORNING OF THAT DAY WHICH A NUMBER OF THOSE INVOLVED WILL NEED TO ATTEND. WE SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CHINESE TO STICK TO THIS PLAN.

3. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION WHICH YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED FOR THE OBSERVERS GROUP E.G. WHERE THEY WILL BE STAYING AND PLANS TO ENTERTAIN THEM. ARE THEY LIKELY TO BE INCLUDED AS GUESTS AT EITHER OF THE CHINESE MEALS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER?

HADDON-CAVE

LIMITED

HKD

COPIES TO

SIRP CRADOCK (2)

FED

PROTOCOL D

MR WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

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