CONFIDENTIAL
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076465
MDHIAN 5715
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2274
OF 171112Z JULY 91
HKD 026/1
RECEIVED
19 JUL 1991
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INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
FOR BURNS, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR.
PEKING FOR COLVIN (VISITING).
YOUR TELNO 1301: VISIT OF LORD CAITHNESS.
1. MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR YOU THAT TAKES ACCOUNT OF
THE POINTS IN TUR.
2. TO TAKE THESE IN TURN:
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(A) OMELCO WOULD WELCOME YOUR PRESENCE AT THE DINNER ON 23 JULY, AND WILL QUITE UNDERSTAND IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE MEETING BEFOREHAND:
(B) YOU HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN PETER HEAP'S DINNER ON 25 JULY AND
THE CS'S LUNCH ON 26 JULY:
(C) I SEE NO PARTICULAR REASON FOR YOU TO ATTEND THE COMMUNITY
LUNCH ON 24 JULY:
(D) WE HAVE CANCELLED LORD CAITHNESS'S MEETING WITH CHARLES MACKAY AND SCHEDULED INSTEAD A MEETING BETWEEN LORD CAITHNESS, COLVIN AND YOURSELF, AS REQUESTED:
(E) I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE A MEETING WITH LORD CAITHNESS ON DOUBLE-BACKERS. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO LEAVE THE EVENING OF 22 JULY FREE FOR MORE GENERAL DISCUSSION, AND IN PARTICULAR A PREVIEW OF THE EXCO AND OMELCO MEETINGS. I WOULD SUGGEST INSTEAD THE SLOT PREVIOUSLY RESERVED FOR THE MEETING WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS (3.00 PM ON 23 JULY). THERE ARE NO SPECIAL ISSUES TO RAISE AT THIS MEETING, AND LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE HAVING DRINKS WITH THOSE CONCERNED (H) BELOW. THIS TIMING WOULD OF COURSE CLASH WITH YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT I SEE LITTLE ALTERNATIVE:
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