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MDHIAN 7579
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 632
191125Z FEBRUARY 90
066 31
HKB 026/11
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
34b:
MY TELNO 340: VISIT TO LONDON
1. AT PRESENT I HAVE TENTATIVE PLANS TO VISIT LONDON IN MARCH. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS TO BE LATE IN THE MONTH. BECAUSE OF LIKELY MINISTERIAL ABSENCES HOWEVER I THEN PLANNED, AS IN TUR, ON THE BASIS OF 8-11 MARCH.
2. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES TO COVER WHICH WOULD STILL MAKE A VISIT IN MARCH WORTHWHILE. BUT I ALSO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THE NEED TO DO A GOOD DEAL OF WORK HERE WITH EXCO ON THE PACKAGE OF PROPOSALS REQUIRED FOR THE 1991 ELECTIONS. THIS MAY BE COMPLETE IN TIME FOR A VISIT ON 8-11 MARCH. BUT IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO KEEP AVAILABLE A FURTHER EXCO MEETING ON 13 MARCH. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IF, IN PRINCIPLE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MR MAUDE WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON 14, 15 OR 16 MARCH.
2. SUBJECT TO YOUR REPLY, I HOPE TO GO FIRM ON PLANS LATER THIS WEEK.
WILSON
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LIMITED HKD
MR GILLMORE
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DISTRIBUTION
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MR MCLAREN
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