TNAG-2358-FCO40-3429-Official-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 32

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

FM FCO

TELNO 1555

OF 291800Z AUGUST 91

HKD

826/12

AF

IND

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

-35

047256 MDHOAN 9570

YOUR TELNO 2696: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY NANCY PELOSI

AND BEN JONES

1.

THE POSSIBILITY OF SHEN TONG (OR OTHER DISSIDENTS) COMING AS A PART OF MS PELOSI'S DELEGATION DOES INDEED PRESENT DIFFICULTIES. BUT WE THINK YOU ARE RIGHT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT REFUSING HIM ENTRY. AS YOU SAY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GOOD REASONS FOR ALLOWING ENTRY. REFUSAL OF ENTRY WOULD STIMULATE UK PRESS CRITICISM. IT WOULD SIT PARTICULARLY AWKWARDLY WITH THE ROBUST LINE THEY HAVE TAKEN TODAY OVER THE MESSAGE THE PRIME MINISTER WILL PUT ACROSS IN PEKING.

2. PLEASE KEEP US FULLY IN THE PICTURE ON THIS IN THE RUN UP TO

AND DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.

HURD

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

64

MAIN

60

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

PUSD RAD

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

NEWS D

PLANNERS

ADDITIONAL

4

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

SIR P CRADOCK NO.10

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE

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