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FM FCO 141715Z DECEMBER 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1559 OF 14 DEC

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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HONG KONG TELNO 3791 AND PEKING TELNO 2986: PRIME MINISTER'S

VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE

1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT FINAL

ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE ONLY AT THE LAST MOMENT, AND WE MUST LEAVE

IT TO YOUR DISCRETION TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO GET A SATISFACTORY

LINE-UP, AND ABOVE ALL ONE WHICH WILL LOOK SATISFACTORY IN

HONG KONG. ZHOU NAN'S STATEMENT IN PARA 7 OF YOUR TUR SHOULD

GIVE YOU A GOOD BASIS TO WORK ON. THE MAIN THING TO AVOID

IS A LAST-MINUTE ROW WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER IS ACTUALLY IN

PEKING.

HOWE

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SIR P CRADOCK

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HKD

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