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GRS 150

CONFIDENT-HAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2066

OF 01103OZ JULY 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

OP COPY

Confidential

PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

MY TELNO 1741 : MY VISIT TO PEKING IN AUGUST

1. I WOULD LIKE IF POSSIBLE TO ANNOUNCE MY VISIT TO PEKING BEFORE

LEAVE FOR THE US ON 10 JULY. #T MIGHT LOOK ODD #F AN ANNOUNCEMENT

WAS MADE DURING MY ABSENCE.

2. SUGGEST THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING LINES SHOULD BE

SENT ON OR ABOUT 7 JULY :

**THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL WISHIT PEKING OVER THE

WEEKEND OF 29 AUGUST-2 SEPTEMBER AS A GUEST OF THE BRITISH AMBASS-

ADOR, SIR RICHARD EVANS. SIR EDWARD, WHO SERVED IN PEKING FOR MANY YEARS, HOPES ALSO TO VISIT CHENGTEH''.

3. HF ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNOR WOULD MEET ANY CHINESE OFFICHALS

DURING HIS VISIT, WE WOULD SAY THAT THIS WAS QUITE LIKELY BUT THAT

NO FIRM ARRANGEMENTS HAD YET BEEN MADE.

4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S COMMENTS. APPRECIATE THAT

PEKING WOULD WISH TO GIVE THE CHINESE ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE

ANNOUNCEMENT.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT (FE)

DEP/HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

REPEATED AS REQUESTED:

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

Confidential

HKK 026/4

ASC

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