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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2026 OF 27 NOVEMBER

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

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IT HAS BEEN AGREED WITH THE AMERICANS, THROUGH THEIR EMBASSY IN LONDON, THAT SIMILTANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY NO 10 AND BY THE WHITE HOUSE AT 1200 WASHINGTON TIME ON 28 NOVEMBER. NO 10'S

STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:

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QUOTE AT THE INVITATION OF PRESIDENT REAGAN THE PRIME MINISTER, THE

RT. HON. MARGARET THATCHER, FRS, MP, WILL BRAKE HER RETURN JOURNEY

FROM CHINA AND HONG KONG IN THE UNITED STATES FOR TALKS WITH THE

PRESIDENT AT CAMP DAVID ON 22 DECEMBER UNQUOTE

THE SUBSTANCE OF THE AMERICAN TEXT IS VERY SIMILAR.

2. FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHINA AND HONG KONG

LEG OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S JOURNEY WILL BE MADE AT 0900 LONDON TIME

ON 28 NOVEMBER

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