CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
31/26
HKC 031/26
TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TELNO 128
OF 28180OZ NOVEMBER 89
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG
3 HKC031 24
PM
20
045165
MDHOAN 8588
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YOUR TELNOS 258 AND 259 AND MY TELNO 127: JLG XIV ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND ADMIN
1.
IT HAS NOW BEEN DECIDED THAT PAUL SHOULD/SHOULD ATTEND
JLG XIV. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE PROCEED WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN SECOND TUR. NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL BASE THEMSELVES ON THESE.
2.
THERE IS HOWEVER A DIFFICULTY WITH YOUR PROPOSED TIMING. IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL FOR NEWS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A STATEMENT OTHER THAN AT THE MIDDAY NEWS CONFERENCE. THEY WILL THEREFORE MAKE
THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT AT 1230 LONDON TIME. WE SUGGEST YOU GO AHEAD
AS PLANNED AT 1700 BUT AMEND YOUR FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT TO READ QUOTE THE FCO WILL BE ANNOUNCING TODAY ..UNQUOTE.
3. PAUL'S TRAVEL DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DEPART LONDON MONDAY 4 DECEMBER ON BA27 ETD 2015 ETA 1705 (5 DECEMBER)
DEPART HONG KONG FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER ON CX201 ETD 2300 ETA 0850 (9 DECEMBER)
THIS MEANS, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT PAUL WILL MISS THE PREPARATORY MEETINGS AND THE FIRST DAY OF PLENARY. BUT GIVEN THE PRESSURE OF WORK HERE, THIS IS THE BEST COMPROMISE WE CAN MANAGE. PRESENTATIONALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS ARE THAT PAUL'S NAME SHOULD APPEAR IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THAT HE IS PRESENT FOR THE PRESS TEA PARTY
ON 5 DECEMBER.
4.
ARRANGEMENTS IN FIRST TUR SEEM ADMIRABLE. GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD BOOK A ROOM FOR PAUL IN RAMADA INN FOR THE NIGHTS OF
4-7 DECEMBER
HURD
INCLUSIVE.
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