TNAG-2463-FCO40-3585-Overseas-visits-by-Sir-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 90

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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, AUSS UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR

MANILA PERSONAL FOR PS/MR GOODLAD

YOUR TELNO 2575: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE WAY AHEAD

1. MINISTERS WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUGHTS ON THE WAYS FORWARD IN YOUR TUR: AND ALSO TO SIR R MCLAREN FOR HIS ASSESSMENT OF CHINESE STRATEGY IN PEKING TELNOS 1472 AND 1500.

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3. LOOKING SLIGHTLY FURTHER AHEAD, THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR VISIT HERE IN MID-NOVEMBER TO HAVE A COLLECTIVE MINISTERIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WAY AHEAD (THE PAPER REFERRED TO IN YOUR TELNO 2584 WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO US IN PREPARING FOR THIS). THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS SUGGESTING TO THE PRIME MINISTER A MEETING OF OPD (K). THE ONLY POSSIBILITY FOR THIS DURING THE WEEK IN TERMS OF THE DIARIES OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE" WILL BE 1000 ON 18 NOVEMBER: WE HAVE BOOKED THIS SLOT IN YOUR PROGRAMME WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE. IN ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING, THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD WELCOME A GOOD TALK WITH YOU AND SIR R MCLAREN. I WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF SIR R MCLAREN COULD ARRANGE TO RETURN TO LONDON FOR THAT PURPOSE. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION, THIS DISCUSSION IS LIKELY TO BE AT 1600 ON 16 NOVEMBER, USING ALL OR

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