TNAG-1888-FCO40-2681-Visits-from-Hong-Kong-and-China-to-the-UK-1989 — Page 58

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL HKD

CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER BY DAME LYDIA DUNN:

1.

3 OCTOBER

DAME LYDIA DUNN WROTE A PERSONAL LETTER TO CHARLES POWELL REQUESTING A CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER DURING HER FORTHCOMING VISIT TO LONDON. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED AND NO 10 HAVE

PROVISIONALLY SET ASIDE TIME AT 1600 HOURS ON TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER. 2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PASS THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM CHARLES

POWELL TO LYDIA DUNN:

BEGINS

DEAR LYDIA

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LETTER OF 3 SEPTEMBER. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL STRESS IN HER SPEECHES IN TOKYO THE NEED FOR JAPAN TO GIVE EVERY POSSIBLE SUPPORT TO HONG KONG. SHE WILL, I AM SURE, FOLLOW YOUR HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

YOU WONDERED WHETHER IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO SEE THE PRIME

MINISTER DURING YOUR NEXT VISIT TO LONDON. AS YOU SAY EARLY OCTOBER IS NOT A PARTICULARLY EASY TIME BUT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE YOU. COULD YOU MANAGE 1600 ON TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER? I AM AFRAID THAT IS JUST ABOUT THE ONLY TIME THAT WE CAN OFFER. I VERY MUCH HOPE IT WILL BE CONVENIENT.

WITH EVERY GOOD WISH TO YOU AND MICHAEL.

YOURS SINCERELY

CHARLES

ENDS

MAJOR

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