TNAG-1467-FCO40-1994-Visits-by-Sir-Edward-Youde--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-the-UK-1986 — Page 38

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1887

OF 18102OZ JUNE 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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FOR HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FROM GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNO 1156: MY VISIT TO LONDON

1.

WAS INDEED AWARE THAT MY VISIT WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE ROYAL WEDDING AND JLG (V. HAD ASSUMED THAT, IF MINISTERS WERE AVAILABLE, THE APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE ON JULY 24.

2.

ON TALKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT I DO NOT MYSELF EXPECT TO HAVE DETAILED MATTERS TO PAISE. 11: WOULD EXPECT THAT, UNLESS THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS DURING JLG MV, THE BRIEF FOR MY VISIT TO PEKING AT THE END OF AUGUST WOULD BE AGREED BEFORE LEAVE HERE ON JULY 10. OTHERWISE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A DAY BEFORE : LEAVE LONDON ON MY RETURN FROM LEAVE ON AUGUST 22.

3. THINK YOU CAN DISCOUNT THE RISK N PARA 2 OF YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT I AM GOING TO THE UNITED STATES AND THEN ON LEAVE TO THE UK. WAS ON LEAVE IN THE UK LAST YEAR AT THE TIME OF THE JLG.

4. ON PARA 3 OF YOUR TEL

UNDER REFERENCE THE LIST WILL HAVE TO

REACH ME EARLY IN JULY IF AM TO SEE IT BEFORE LEAVE FOR THE UNITED STATES.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HKD

FED

PS

PS MR RENTON

Ps/Pus

SiR W. HARDING MR WILSON

HRR 026/4

RECEIVED IN ALGSINY 20 JUN 1986

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