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03 DEC 1984
FM FCO 30154OZ NOV 84
UES OFFICER
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INDEX
DA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2393 OF 30 NOVEMBER
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REGISTRY
Action Taken
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PEKING TEL NO 2864: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:
HONG KONG ATTENDANCE
1. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR VIEWS ON PEKING TUR.
IF THE CHINESE REALLY HAVE IN MIND A TOTAL OF 100 FOR THE
OBSERVERS DELEGATION, WE MUST BE PREPARED EITHER (A) TO MAKE
UP OUR OWN NUMBERS WITH NON-OFFICIALS OR (B) TO ACCEPT A
PEPONDERANCE OF CHINESE NOMINEES OR (C) TO PRESS FOR A RATHER
LOWER TOTAL FIGURE. OUR FIRST THINKINQ IS THAT A COMBINATION
OF (A) AND (C) MIGHT BE RIGHT. THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY DEPEND IN
PART ON THE IDENTITY OF THOSE ON THE CHINESE LIST, BUT IT SEEMS
TO US THAT IN ORDER TO GET FURTHER FORWARD WE NEED TO PUT IN
SOON A LIST OF THOSE HONG KONG CHINESE WHOM WE WISH TO SEE
PRESENT. WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT ABOUT 20 NAMES WOULD BE RIGHT.
2. YOUR TELNO 1349, PARA 4. WE TAKE YOUR POINT, BUT IT
DOES SEEM THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE LONDON DELEGATION WILL FALL
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL DELEGATION AS NOW DEFINED.
(WE ARE JUST NOT BRINGING SURPLUS BODIES). THE EMBASSY COULD
HOWEVER PRESUMABLY ARRANGE FOR A FEW MEMBERS OF STAFF WHO WERE
NOT INVOLVED IN THE TALKS TO KEEP DAVIS COMPANY.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES D.(MR WALKER)
PUED (MA CROWNEY)
PS
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:( VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT
MR BURROWS
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
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