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HKD $26/13

RECEIVE

2-SEP 1991

DESK OFFICET

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1558

OF 29170OZ AUGUST 91

AND TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

INDER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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047250 MDHOAN 9569

FM HKD

YOUR TELNO 2679: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: PROGRAMME

1. THANK YOU FOR ARRANGING A SECOND HELICOPTER. SUBJECT TO ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES, YOU MAY ASSUME THAT IT SHOULD CARRY SIR P CRADOCK, MR BRIGHT, TURNBULL, O'DONNELL AND OSBORNE. BURNS WILL PROBABLY ACCOMPANY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO HIS

MEETING WITH THE BRITISH BUSINESSMEN.

2.

THANK YOU FOR FAXING THE REVISED OUTLINE PROGRAMMES FOR THE

PM, MRS MAJOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE. WE HAVE ONLY TWO POINTS

ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROGRAMME:

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

5.30 PM MEETING WITH BRITISH BUSINESSMEN AT THE ALBANY.

BTC TELNOS 253 AND 259 SCHEDULED THIS MEETING FOR 5.00 PM.

MAY WE ASSUME THAT THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE

LATER ARRIVAL TIME IN HONG KONG?

THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

10.40 AM AS DISCUSSED (TELECON COX/PS/GH OF 29 AUGUST), WE LIKE THE IDEA OF A HELICOPTER TRIP TO THE BORDER TO MEET THE GURKHAS AND RHKP, THEN A VISIT TO A RN PATROL CRAFT. YOU SHOULD PLAN ON GOZNEY, BURNS AND CORNISH ACCOMPANYING THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THOUGH IN THE EVENT BURNS AND CORNISH MAY STAY BEHIND.

3. SEPARATE PRESS INTERVIEWS. IN REPLYING TO REQUESTS FROM JOURNALISTS YOU SHOULD INDICATE THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE

PRIME MINISTER WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO CONDUCT ONE-ON-ONE

INTERVIEWS. (BUT YOU MAY WISH TO KEEP A NOTE OF SUCH REQUESTS INCASE THIS CHANGES). SIMILARLY FOR REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS WITH SECRETARY OF STATE YOU SHOULD GIVE A DOWNWARD STEER BUT

NOTE THE NAMES.

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