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FM FCO
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15 JAN 1988
DEŠK OFF:
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INDEX
TELNO 101
OF 12170OZ JANUARY 88
16)
140712 MDLOAN 8574
TAY
Aucun Takes
PA
TOP COPY DIST ?
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
15
YOUR TELNO 92: VISIT BY LORD GLENARTHUR
1. LORD GLENARTHUR ENTIRELY UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU MUST HONOUR Y OUR COMMITMENT TO ATTEND THE TUNG WAH BALL ON 26 FEBRUARY. IS FULLY CONTENT WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 27 FEBRUARY WHICH YOU PROPOSE.
2.
HE
LORD GLENARTHUR IS ALSO CONTENT WITH THE LIMITED PRESS ARRANGEMENTS WHICH YOU HAVE IN MIND FOR HIM. HE IS NOT YET IN A POSITION TO COMMIT HIMSELF PUBLICLY ON THE TIMING OF A FURTHER VISIT TOHONG KONG: BUT WE THINK HE CAN MAKE A GENERAL REFERENCE TO HIS PLANS TO RETURN TO HONG KONG FOR A LONGER VISIT QUITE SOON. 3. WHERE THE TIMING OF THE LATER VISIT IS CONCERNED, FED WILL NOW BE CONSULTING PEKING ON POSSIBLE DATES FOR THE CHINA LEG. WE SHALL ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE A COPY OF THE TELEGRAM, AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE ASSOCIATED VISIT TO HONG KONG. I IMAGINE THAT YOU AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE MORE MANAGEABLE IF LORD GLENARTHUR VISITED HONG KONG BEFORE PEKING.
HE WOULD THEN MORE OBVIOUSLY BE CONVEYING HONG KONG'S CONCERNS TO THE CHINESE, AND THE HONG KONG PRESS WOULD HAVE ONE FEWER REASON FOR BADGERING HIM.
HOWE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
25
ΜΑΙΝ
24
HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
HD/PUSD
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