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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 617

OF 12083OZ FEBRUARY 88

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CONFIDENTIAL

нків одь

одыг

YOUR TELNO 348: MY VISIT TO LONDON

THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY:

MARCH.

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MDHIAN 7499

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''THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT LONDON FROM 20-23 THIS WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF REGULAR CONTACTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND FCO MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS. THE GOVERNOR

WILL ALSO GIVE A SPEECH AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ON 21 MARCH.

THE GOVERNOR'S LAST VISIT TO LONDON WAS FROM 24-28 OCTOBER.22

2. WE SHALL OF COURSE AIM TO DEPICT THE VISIT AS A ROUTINE ONE (PARA 3 OF TUR). ANNOUNCING IT THIS FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD HELP

IN THIS RESPECT. BUT ONE CAN NEVER PREDICT HOW THE HONG KONG PRESS WILL REACT.

WILSON

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DISTRIBUTION

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36

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HKD

NEWS

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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