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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 2004

OF 29132OZ OCTOBER 90

CONFIDENTIAL

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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD

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YOUR TELNO 3115: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON IN DECEMBER

1 WE HAVE EXPLORED WITH PRIVATE OFFICE THE POSSIBILITY OF TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED IN TUR.

2.

HOWEVER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SHORT MEETING OF ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH YOU ALONE, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHORT RESTRICTED OFFICE MEETING OF ABOUT THE SAME DURATION. THE TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED COULD NOT EXCEED 45 MINUTES, IE 1000 - 1045 ON 5 DECEMBER.

3. I APPRECIATE THAT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW THIS IS LESS THAN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. BUT THESE ARE NOT NORMAL TIMES, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS HAVING TO DEVOTE A VERY LARGE PROPORTION OF HIS TIME TO THE GULF AND RELATED MATTERS. I THEREFORE SEE NO PROSPECT OF SECURING LONGER FOR YOU ON THIS OCCASION.

4. WE AWAIT A RESPONSE FROM NO 10 ABOUT A MEETING WITH YOU AND EXCO MEMBERS.

5.

NO PROBLEM ABOUT HAVING A WRAP UP SESSION WITH OFFICIALS ON 7 DECEMBER. WE COULD FIT IN A SESSION EARLY THAT MORNING, FINISHING BY 1000 HRS TO GIVE YOU TIME TO GET TO THE CITY FOR THE INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING AT 1045. THE AFTERNOON SLOT COULD ALSO BE EXTENDED.

6.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SIR A DONALD WILL BE IN LONDON AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD ARRANGE A MEETING WITH SIR A DONALD TO DISCUSS CHINA POLICY, ALTHOUGH FITTING IT IN COULD BE A PROBLEM. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HURD

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