TNAG-2591-FCO40-3779-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 4

CIO

CC:

PS/Mr. Patten

Peter Ricketts, HKD/FCO

HK MEDIA ACCESS TO MR. PATTEN

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2.

Your minute attached.

discussed

This is to confirm

confirm that I have discussed the various requests for interviews (e.g. Ming Pao, Rex Features, TVB, ATV and John Ellison) with PS/Mr. Patten, and agreed with him that for the present at least these should be turned down by you. This, I understand, accords with the FCO News Department's views, non substantive photocalls and in-depth family profiles excepted.

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(John Yaxley)

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