TNAG-1371-FCO40-1817-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 18

GRS 100

RESTRICTED

FM PEKING

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 1289

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OF 09023OZ SEPTEMBER 85

AND TO ROUTNE HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 204 TO BANGKOK: MR RENTON

Mr Kharan Myctou

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RA (Min Visits)

1. WE HAVE TOLD THE MFA THAT MR RENTON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE

ON THE VISIT PLANNED FOR MR LUCE.

2.

ON THE TIMING OF A VISIT BY MR RENTON, I. SHARE YOUR INSTINCT. A WINTER VISIT TO PEKING IS NOT A VERY ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION SEMICLN

IT IS COLD AND BLEAK FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH. THIS SUGGESTS A VISIT

IN THE SPRING (F PLANS FOR VISITS THEN BY THE MINISTERS FOR DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AND THE ARTS AND MR WALKER GO AHEAD) IN THE EARLY SUMMER. THINK IT MIGHT BE WISE TO KEEP THE CALENDAR CLEAR OF MINISTERIAL VISITS FROM MID-JUNE ONWARDS BECAUSE OF PREPARATION

FOR THE STATE VISIT.

EVANS

LIMITED

FED

HID

SEAD

HKK 02716

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 9 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

PROTOCOL D

NEWS D

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS / PUS

MR WILSON

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