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FM OTTAWA

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 003

OF 0516OOZ MARCH 90

AND TO PRIORITY FCO, WASHINGTON

INFO SAVING TORONTO

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

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YOUR TELNO 2 AND FCO TELNO 178: YOUR VISIT TO CANADA

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MDLIAN 3517

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1. I DISCUSSED YOUR VISIT ON 1 MARCH WITH ANNE-MARIE DOYLE (NOW

ASSISITANT SECRETARY TO THE CABINET). SHE STARTED BY SAYING THAT SHE

WOULD NOT WISH TO STEER US EITHER WAY BETWEEN WHAT I DESCRIBED AS

MODELS 1 AND 2 IN MY TELNO 002, BUT WENT ON TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SHE REGARDED MODEL 2 AS VERY MUCH IN KEEPING WITH WHAT THE CANADIANS WERE

TRYING TO DO IN TALKING ABOUT A QUOTE INDEPENDENT UNQUOTE

RELATIONSHIP WITH HONG KONG. MS DOYLE SAID THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS VERY MUCH HOPING TO SEE YOU WHILE YOU WERE HERE, BUT THERE WERE SOME DIARY POINTS WHICH WOULD NEED SORTING OUT BEFORE A CLEAR

COMMITMENT COULD BE MADE. I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT A CALL WAS

DISTINCTLY MORE LIKELY THAN NOT.

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DHC THEN WENT OVER THE GROUND AGAIN AT SENIOR WORKING LEVEL IN

THE DEA. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD INDEED LIKE TO ARRANGE A MODEL 2 VISIT, MODIFIED IN THE WAY YOU SUGGEST. THEY WILL DRAW UP A DRAFT PROGRAMME ON THAT BASIS. THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR ACCOMMODATION

AT RIDEAU GATE AND FOR ONE MEAL TO BE GIVEN BY OUR SIDE. I THINK YOU

ARE RIGHT TO SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE MORE IN KEEPING WITH OUR

OVERALL APPROACH TO YOUR VISIT IF YOU WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER OF

MY STAFF (PROBABLY DHC) ON THOSE CALLS WHERE IT IS RIGHT FOR A MEMBER OF THE HIGH COMMISSION TO TAG ALONG. I THEREFORE PROPOSE TO STICK TO

21-23 MAY FOR MY INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO THE WEST COAST. THERE IS A

GOOD DEAL TO BE FITTED IN AND IT WILL BE EASIER TO HOLD PROVINCIAL MINISTERS TO THE TIMINGS THEY ORIGINALLY OFFERED FOR APPOINTMENTS.

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AS FOR THE TORONTO LEG OF YOUR VISIT THE CANADIANS PROPOSE TO PUT YOU IN A HOTEL. THEY WILL DRAW UP A DRAFT PROGRAMME ALONG LINES WHICH WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THEM AND WITH THE HONG KONG OFFICE IN WASHINGTON. THEY ARE NOW MORE RELAXED ABOUT YOUR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSAL SPEAKERS FORUM. WE SAID THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE DATE HAD NOW BEEN SATISFACTORILY CHANGED FROM 23 TO 24 MAY (TELECON NEWTON/MRS VALENTINE).

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