TNAG-1468-FCO40-1997-Visits-by-members-of-the-Office-of-the-Unofficial-Members-of-1986 — Page 82

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2 8 AUG 1986

VISIT BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXCO TO LONDON.

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1. I THINK IT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR A PRELIMINARY MEETING TO BE HELD ON 9 SEPTEMBER TO GO OVER THE GROUND WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS BEFORE THE IR CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IT WOULD CLEARLY BE HELPFUL IF MR. RENTON WOULD CHAIR THIS MEETING. WOULD HE PE PREPARED TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE THE 3 PM SLOT WHICH UNDERSTAND HE HAS KINDLY RESERVED FOR A

MEETING WITH ME?

2. THERE WILL ALSO NO DOUBT BE MATTERS WHICH YOU OR DAVID WILSON WILL WISH TO DISCUSS WITH ME SEPARATELY FROM THE DELEGATION. T

WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT THESE SUBJECTS ARE LIKELY

TO BE.

3. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHETHER ANY CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO MINISTERS HOSTING A MEAL FOR THE

UNOFFICIALS DURING THEIR VISIT. WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION FROM THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION TO A LUNCH ON SEPT 10 AND WE ALSO HAVE IT IN MIND TO HOLD A SMALL RECEPTION AT THE HKGO, SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY SOCIAL COMMITMENTS APART FROM THE LUNCH AND DINNER ON 11 SEPTEMBER.

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ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE THE USUAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSES AND THAT THERE WILL AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BE A ROOM AVAILABLE FOR THE UNOFFICIALS TO MEET N, AS WELL AS AN OFFICE FOR ME.

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