TNAG-1743-FCO40-2462-Visits-by-FCO-officials-to-Hong-Kong--including-visit-by-Lor-1988 — Page 157

CONFIDENTIAL

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MDHOAN 8586

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 383

OF 11173OZ FEBRUARY 88

(35)

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

OUR TELNO 372: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT

1.

NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT AT 12.30PM ON 12 FEBRUARY:

BEGINS:

VISIT BY LORD GLENARTHUR TO KOREA AND NEPAL: 24 FEBRUARY 2 MARCH

LORD GLENARTHUR, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WILL VISIT KOREA (24-26 FEBRUARY) AND NEPAL (27 FEBRUARY 2 MARCH).

BACKGROUND: IN KOREA LORD GLENARTHUR WILL REPRESENT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AT THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT ROH TAE WOO ON 25 FEBRUARY. LORD GLENARTHUR WILL TRANSIT HONG KONG OVERNIGHT ON 26 FEBRUARY ON HIS WAY TO NEPAL WHERE HE WILL BE MAKING HIS FIRST VISIT SINCE ASSUMING HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

ENDS.

2.

AS INDICATED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 349, NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE IT CLEAR UNATTRIBUTABLY THAT LORD GLENARTHUR IS PLANNING TO PAY A FURTHER, LONGER VISIT TO HONG KONG LATER THIS YEAR. 3.

NEWS DEPARTMENT ALSO HAVE A DEFENSIVE LINE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE TIMING OF THIS TRIP IS RELATED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN SEOUL, NOT (NOT) TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER IN HONG KONG.

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