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GRS 175

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1855

OF 10014OZ SEPTEMBER 25

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO

132

291 RADIO INTERVIEW BY MR. RENTON.

1. TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW IS BEING FORWARDED TO HONG KONG DEPARTMENT VIA THE FACSIMILE LINK TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.. THE ONLY POINT OF NOTE IN THE INTERVIEW IS THAT MR. RENTON HINTED THAT, WHILST HE COULD NOT FOR HEALTH REASONS UNDERTAKE THE TRIP WHICH MR. LUCE HAD PLANNED TO CHINA IN SEPTEMBER, HE MIGHT COME TO HONG KONG AT THE END OF OCTODER. THE RELEVANT EXTRACT FROM THE TRANSCRIPT READS AS FOLLOWS:

"I THINK THAT RICHARD LUCE'S PLAN WAS TO VISIT CHINA EARLIER DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MONTH. AND IN THE COURSE OF HIS HK TRIP, I BELIEVE HE IS PLANNING TO GO ON TO VISIT ONE OR TWO COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. AND THIS IS THE PATTERN AT THE MOMENT I PLANNED TO FOLLOW. I WON'T BE DOING RICHARD LUCE'S TRIP IN SEPTEMBER WHICH IS

THE ONE THAT INCLUDED PEKING. BUT I SHALL BE FOLLOWING IN THE DETAIL

OF HIS TRIP AT THE END OF OCTOBER.''

YOUDE

LIMITED HID NEWS D

PS/MR RENTON

HKK. 02776

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 OSEP 1985

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