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TOR CORBEC 1984

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EGISTRY

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DESK BY 0509COZ

FM HONG KONG 06054OZ DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3717 OF 6 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

FOR GALSWORTHY, HKD FROM POLITICAL ADVISER

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING

1. WE HAVE BEEN ASSUMING THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL WANT TO MAKE USE OF Y P CHENG'S SERVICES AS INTERPRETER DURING HER VISIT. HE INTERPRETED DURING THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S TWO VISITS AS WELL AS DURING THE TALKS AND AS SEEN FROM HERE, IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE CHINESE WOULD RAISE ANY OBJECTION.

2. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION OR OTHERWISE. IF Y P CHENG IS TO GO TO PEKING WE WILL NEED TO MAKE TRAVEL AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. THE CHINESE WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED.

HADDON-CAVE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES D.(MR WALKER) HD/PROTOCOL D

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

COPIES TO: VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR BURROWS

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVS. LEGAL ADVS

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 K 195

SIR E YOUDE ROOMK195A

PS/NO 10 DOWNING ST.

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR CROWLEY PUSD

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