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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 23010OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 2344

OF 22170OZ NOVEMBER 89

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MARSDEN, HKD

(131

YOUR TELNO 3842: DAME LYDIA DUNN

1.

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WE HAVE NOW HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT THE SECRETARY OF STATE. UNFORTUNATELY THE TIMING IS AWKWARD. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ABROAD ON MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER AND, BECAUSE OF OTHER ENGAGEMENTS, WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DAME LYDIA IN HIS CONSTITUENCY ON SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER.

2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD THEREFORE EXPLAIN TO DAME LYDIA THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SIMPLY CANNOT SEE HERE ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE

OF OTHER COMMITMENTS BUT THAT HE VERY MUCH LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEKING

HER THE NEXT TIME SHE IS IN LONDON.

3. OBVIOUSLY THE MORE NOTICE SHE CAN GIVE US OF HER NEXT VISIT THE

BETTER.

HURD

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25

LIMITED

HKD

PS

PS/MR MAUDE

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25

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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