TNAG-2361-FCO40-3432-Visit-by-John-Major--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Hong-Kong--Septem-1991 — Page 160

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1542

OF 27180OZ AUGUST 91

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD $26/13.

94.

040353

MDHOAN 9379

→HKI

YOUR TELNO 2672: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: PROGRAMME

1. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU COULD ARRANGE FOR A LARGER PARTY TO MAKE THE HELICOPTER TOUR, IE CAN YOU MANAGE TWO HELICOPTERS? WALL WOULD PROBABLY SUBSTITUTE FOR TURNBULL IN THE FIRST HELICOPTER ANYWAY: IF YOU CAN FIELD A SECOND HELICOPTER IT MIGHT TAKE SIR P CRADOCK, MR BRIGHT, TURNBULL, O'DONNELL, PERHAPS CORNISH OR OSBORNE AND PERHAPS BURNS. WE SHALL TRY TO PROVIDE CONFIRMATION WHEN YOU LET US KNOW HOW MANY SEATS ARE AVAILABLE.

2.

YOUR PARAS 2 AND 3: WE SHALL PROVIDE CONFIRMATION ASAP, BUT FOR NOW YOU SHOULD PLAN ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SIR P CRADOCK, MR BRIGHT, WALL, O'DONNELL, BURNS AND GOZNEY ACCOMPANYING THE PRIME MINISTER THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAMME ON 5 SEPTEMBER: (EXCEPT FOR THE PRIVATE DINNER). TURNBULL SHOULD BE AT THE LUNCH BUT COULD PROBABLY DROP OUT OF THE VISIT AS NUMBERS ARE ALREADY SO LARGE.

3.

ACCOMMODATION.

NO 10 WOULD PREFER TO STICK TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOMMODATION PLAN AS AGREED DURING THE RECCE VISIT, IE THAT WALL SHOULD TAKE THE SINGLE ROOM IN THE FIRST SUITE,

D I FLETCHER SHOULD TAKE THE SINGLE ROOM IN THE THIRD SUITE, AND MR BRIGHT AND TURNBULL SHOULD STAY AT THE HILTON.

CAITHNESS

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DISTRIBUTION

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO

(CHINA AND HONG KONG)

LIMITED

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