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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2990 OF 14/12/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 3790: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: SIGNATURE CEREMONY
1. WE HAVE ALREADY REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE ON THE CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TO MAKE UP THE OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS AT THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY (YOUR TELNO 1459 AND MY TELNO 2859).
2. IN THIS SITUATION, RECOMMEND THAT WE SHOULD TELL THE
N CHIESE THAT WE CANNOT MAKE OUR DELEGATION 30 OR SO STRONG IF WE ARE TO RESTRICT IT TO PEOPLE IN THE AGREED CATEGORIES, AS WE WOULD WISH TO DO. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO MAKE A CAREFUL CALCULATION. MY ESTIMATE, HOWEVER, IS THAT OUR DELEGATION WOULD BE 22 STRONG IF WE WERE TO CONFINE IT TO PEOPLE IN THE AGREED CATEGORIES. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES SIX MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY (THOMSON, EHRMAN, BLUNT, INKSTER, MISS STUBBS AND SMITH) OTHER THAN MYSELF AND EXCLUDES LADY HOWE, MY WIFE AND Y P CHENG.
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