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FM FCO 141252Z DECEMBER 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2490 OF 14 DEC

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 3788: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG:

PROGRAMME ON 21 DECEMBER

1. NUMBER 10 ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO ENSURING THAT THE

JOURNALISTS ACCOMPANYING THE PRIME MINISTER HAVE A MINIMUM

OF 30 MINUTES IN WHICH TO FILF BETWEEN THE END OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THEIR BOARDING THE PRIME MINISTER'S AIRCRAFT. NUMBER TEN WOULD THEREFORE PREFER THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BEGIN AT 0830 AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THE PRIME MINISTER

MIGHT THEN RETURN BRIEFLY TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE BEFORE

SETTING OFF FOR THE AIRPORT.

2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND LADY HOWE WILL NOT WISH TO SEE

THE PRIME MINISTER OFF AT THE AIRPORT.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

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 K195

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