TNAG-2355-FCO40-3426-Visit-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1991 — Page 194

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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO 203

OF 12200OZ MARCH 91

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, THE HAGUE

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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

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THE HAGUE: FOR PS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG VISITING

HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNO 272 AND HONG KONG TELNO 783: SECRETARY OF STATE'S

VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CHINA

1. YOU SHOULD NOW APPROACH THE MFA AND SEEK THEIR AGREEMENT TO

A VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT DATES DURING THE PERIOD

BETWEEN 3 OR 4 APRIL AND 8 APRIL. YOU SHOULD MAKE CLEAR THAT THE PRECISE TIMING WILL DEPEND ON TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS STILL TO BE WORKED OUT. IN PRINCIPLE HOWEVER THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL WISH TO HAVE A PROPER PROGRAMME IN PEKING, A VISIT TO TAISHAN, AND IF POSSIBLE A BRIEF VISIT TO CANTON.

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THE FOLLOWING ARE DETAILED POINTS, ON SOME OF WHICH CONFERENCE SECTION WILL BE FOLLOWING UP SEPARATELY. (A) ACCOMPANYING PARTY

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS HURD. HIS PARTY WOULD TOTAL AROUND 16. THE SENIOR OFFICIALS ACCOMPANYING HIM WOULD BE BURNS AUSS AND PAUL HKD. (THE BULK OF THE PARTY CONSISTS OF STAFF OF PRIVATE OFFICE, NEWS DEPARTMENT AND PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT PLUS CLOSE PROTECTION OFFICERS ADMIN DETAILS TO FOLLOW).

(B) PROGRAMME AND CONTENTS

YOU SHOULD EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT, PROVIDING THE TIMING IS CONVENIENT TO THE CHINESE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE COULD HOLD SUBSTANTIVE TALKS WITH QIAN QICHEN (TWO ROUNDS, ONE ON INTERNATIONAL AND ONE ON BILATERAL AFFAIRS), PAY A CALL OR CALLS ON CHINESE LEADERS (JIANG ZEMIN AS WELL AS LI PENG, IF POSSIBLE) AND HAVE A GOOD SESSION WITH LU PING ON MAJOR HONG KONG ISSUES.

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