TNAG-2280-FCO40-3280-Anglo-Hong-Kong-Trust-1991 — Page 41

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 677

OF 041119Z MARCH 91

CONFIDENTIAL

AKB

340/1

RECEIVEL

Y

18 MAR 1991

DESK OFFICER INDEX

RA

7

123363

MDHIAN 6392

STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, DUSS FROM GOVERNOR

MY LETTER OF 23 FEBRUARY: MEETING OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN WITH THE PRIME MINISTER

1. AS YOUR WILL PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW, THE MEETING REFERRED TO IN MY LETTER WILL TAKE PLACE ON 12 MARCH IN THE FORM OF A LUNCH AT NO 10. THOSE ATTENDING ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, BUSINESSMEN FROM THE HONG KONG END OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG TRUST. I UNDERSTAND THAT

ALGY CLUFF AND LORD MCALPINE WILL ALSO BE THERE.

2. BY THE SOUND OF IT, THE LUNCH IS BEING HANDLED ON A CONSERVATIVE PARTY NET. I AM TOLD BY THOSE INVOLVED HERE THAT IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THE LUNCH MEETING SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY.

WILSON

YYYY

MAIN

8

DISTRIBUTION

8

NO DISTRIBUTION

HD/HKD

PS

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

NNNN

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

SPECIAL ADVISERS

Mr Fumm

217

Mizo Marian?

PAGE

1

CONFIDENTIAL