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DESKBY 150100Z

FM FCO 141730Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NO. 1563 OF 14 DEC 1984

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 2986 PARA 2: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: RAYMOND WU

1. WU SPEAKS BOTH MANDARIN AND CANTONESE. HE WOULD BE ABLE TO IN- STRUCT AN OPERATOR IN TWO DAYS AND IS CONFIDENT THAT IF ANY PROBLEMS REMAINED THEY COULD BE SOLVED BY CONSULTATION WITH EXPERIENCED OPERATORS WHOM HE KNOWS IN PEKING. HE IS THEREFORE PROVISIONALLY PLANNING TO GO TO HONG KONG ON 22 OR 23 DECEMBER TO CATCH FLIGHT BA 020 ON 23 DECEMBER TO LONDON.

IF NECESSARY, HE WILL

MEET HIS OWN ACCOMMODATION COSTS (BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE

CHINESE VOLUNTEERED TO DO SO).

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