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Mr Masefield

FROM: R Fletcher-Cooke

Far Eastern Department

DATE: 25 June 1987

CC: News D

HKDA

PS

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THE DEPARTURE OF THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR: FAREWELL DINNER

PARTY SPEECH

1. I understand the Secretary of State wishes to consider whether to issue tonight's speech to the press. As requested, I therefore resubmit the speech in prose

form, with brief subheads. The personal remarks at the

beginning and end of the speech are in square brackets

but Secretary of State may feel that these add some

personal interest to the speech and should be left in.

2. News Dept advise that the deadline for tomorrow's

national papers has already passed, and they doubt there would be much interest for Saturday's papers. They are

however considering whether the speech might nevertheless

be distributed at Friday's press conference, with a view

to publication in a journal or diary column. HKD concur.

Roamer Ch

R Fletcher-Cooke

FC3ABJ

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