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FOR HUM, HKD, FROM___GOVERNOR

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YOUR TELNO 1585: MY VISIT TO LONDON IN JULY

I WOULD PREFER AN APPOINTMENT ON THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IF THE

SECRETARY OF STATE COULD FIT ME IN SOMETIME AFTER 3.30 PM (THE

EARLIEST I COULD SAFELY PLAN TO RETURN TO THE FCO AFTER MY LUNCHEON

SPEECH IN THE CITY). I HAVE TOLD SELWYN ALLEYNE THAT I WOULD PRESENT PRIZES AT A HKTA DRAGON BOAT RACE AT 4.00 PM IF I AM NOT

INVOLVED IN MINISTERIAL CALLS. I WOULD HAPPLY DROP THIS IF A

MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE COULD BE ARRANGED. BUT I WILL

OF COURSE UNDERSTAND IF IT CANNOT.

2. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY

CHAIRMAN OF HKTAG ON 19 JULY. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF MAKING THIS A

LITTLE LATER? 9.15 AM WOULD BE BETTER.

3.

I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO BRIEF SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG IF THEY WOULD FIND IT USEFUL. PERHAPS YOU

COULD CONTACT SOMEONE SUITABLE IN MOD (E.G. SIR J. BLELLOCH'S

SUCCESSOR) AND SOUT THEM OUT? I LEAVE DETAILS OF WHO MIGHT ATTEND,

HOW LONG IS NEEDED AND WHEN IT SHOULD BE ENTIRELY TO YOU AND THEM. IF FOR ANY REASON JULY IS NOT CONVENIENT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO OFFER A BRIEFING IN OCTOBER IF THEY WOULD PREFER THAT.

4.

AS FOR OTHER APPOINTMENTS, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR SHORT CALLS ON THE PUS AND PERCY CRADOCK IF THEY ARE FREE, AND WOULD OF COURSE LIKE TO SEE DAVID GILLMORE.

5. MIFT CONTAINS THE ELEMENTS OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WHICH I

AM AWARE AT PRESENT. THE ONLY ADDITION IS THAT I HAVE AGREED TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH GAVIN MCGUIRE, COI. PLEASE LET SELWYN ALLEYNE KNOW WHEN YOU THINK THIS COULD BEST BE FITTED IN.

WILSON

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