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YOUR TELNO 799: MEETING WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER.

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SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO RETURN TO LONDON FOR A MEETING ON 14 OR 15 MAY. I PROPOSE TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON THE EVENING OF 13 MAY, ARRIVING BY CX 201 AT 0755 ON 14 MAY, AND TO RETURN EITHER ON THE

EVENING OF 16 MAY OR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

2. PROPOSE TO PRESENT MY VISIT PUBLICLY AS A ROUTINE ONE IN A SERIES OF REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH FCO MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES, SUCH AS THE FORTHCOMING JLG MEETING, THE ROYAL VISIT AND THE MFA NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH PROVIDE PLAUSIBLE REASONS FOR A VISIT TO LONDON AT AROUND THIS TIME.

3. WE WILL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT HERE ON MAY 3.

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- 7 MAY 1986

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