141006Z
ADVANCED RICKETTS HKD FOR DIST ADVICE
LNON 9443
CON DENTIAL
PEHPAN 8307
DD 140945Z FCOLN
FM PEKIN TO FCOLN
140845Z MAY GRS 259
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 140945Z FCO
TELNO 661
OF 140845Z MAY 93
INFO IMMEDIATE
HONG KONG
HKB
010/2
141005Z
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
20 MAY 1993
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
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PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HEAD OF HKD FROM COX
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR DINHAM, GOVERNMENT HOUSE
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RICKETTS' FAX OF 12 MAY: SIR PERCY CRADOCK'S VISIT TO PEKING: PRESS LINE
1. THANK YOU FOR SENDING US THE PRESS LINE IN FAX/UR. WE HAVE HAD NO ENQUIRIES SINCE 12 MAY, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY MAINLY BECAUSE THE AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN OUT OF PEKING ALL WEEK (HE WILL RETURN ON 16 MAY). THE HONG KONG JOURNALISTS HERE WILL PROBABLY ASK HIM SOME MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS ON RETURN, AND IT WOULD BE UNSATISFACTORY FOR HIM JUST TO REFUSE TO REPLY. WE SUGGEST REPLIES AS FOLLOWS:
WILL SIR PERCY CRADOCK STAY AT THE RESIDENCE?
ANSWER: HE WILL NOT BE STAYING AT THE RESIDENCE ON THIS OCCASION. THERE WILL BE OFFICIAL GUESTS STAYING AT THE RESIDENCE MR NICHOLAS SCOTT, MINISTER FOR THE DISABLED, AND HIS WIFE.
14/5.
- WHY NOT? WOULD IT NOT BE USUAL FOR FORMER AMBASSADORS TO STAY AT THE RESIDENCE? WHERE WILL HE BE STAYING? ETC.
ANSWER: NO FURTHER COMMENT.
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WILL THE AMBASSADOR SEE SIR P CRADOCK DURING HIS VISIT?
ANSWER: SIR R MCLAREN NATURALLY HOPES TO SEE SIR P CRADOCK, AS HE WOULD ANY FORMER AMBASSADOR, AT SOME STAGE DURING HIS VISIT BUT THIS WILL DEPEND ON BOTH OF THEIR DIARY COMMITMENTS. NO ARRANGEMENTS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. IN ANY CASE SUCH A MEETING WOULD BE PURELY PRIVATE AND WE DO NOT GIVE OUT DETAILS OF HMA'S PRIVATE ENGAGEMENTS.
2.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE DESKBY 15010OZ, SO THAT, IF HMA IS CONTENT, HE COULD DEPLOY THEM IF NECESSARY ON HIS RETURN.
MCLAREN
YYYY
PEHPAN 8307
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