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OCMIAN 7003

CONFIDENTIAL

OO HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

181315Z AUG

GRS 224

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1763

OF 181315Z AUGUST 86

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FOR APS/GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN

YOUR TELNO 2645: VISIT BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXCO TO LONDON

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4

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE PROPOSED TEXT OF HIS

AIRPORT STATEMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR UNTIL HE CALLS AT THE FCO ON

22 AUGUST. HOWEVER, THE STATEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARIES APPEAR TO

US TO BE ALONG THE RIGHT LINES SUBJECT TO SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS.

WE SUGGEST THAT AMENDED TEXT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINS

I SHALL BE VISITING LONDON TOGETHER WITH THE UNOFFICIAL

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 8

SEPTEMBER. WHILE IN LONDON WE WOULD HOPE TO CALL ON THE PRIME

MINISTER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS AND THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR

HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON.

DURING THE VISIT, I WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

ATTEND THE DINNER TO BE HELD BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ON

11 SEPTEMBER.

ENDS

2.

SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE DESKBY

2209002, WE SHALL CLEAR THE TEXT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND PROPOSED

SUPPLEMENTARIES WITH THE GOVERNOR ON 22 AUGUST AND THEN PASS A

HKK026/5

RECE

2 6 AUG 1986

AXBX15

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