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1983 Sep 1 - 1983 Sep 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1057
Hong Kong (Future of Hong Kong) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 304
Any docs withheld? 6

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83 Sep 1 Th Major Hong Kong: No.10 letter to Vice Chairman of the Monday Club (thanks for policy paper on the future of Hong Kong) [MT: “remarkably accurate and perceptive”] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 2 Fr Major Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong: reappraisal of strategy”) [FCO paper on strategy for talks with China] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 5 Mo Major Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Luce, Acland, Cradock, Youde, Sinclair, Donald, Parsons) [UK/China talks] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Hong Kong: No.10 letter to Howe PS (“Future of Hong Kong”) [draft telegrams for Youde’s discussion with EXCO] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Hong Kong: FCO telegram to Hong Kong Government (“Future of Hong Kong”) [paper for EXCO] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: briefing of allies”) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 10 Sa Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Mr Heath’s visit”) [record of conversation: Deng Xiaoping, Edward Heath] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 13 Tu Major Hong Kong: Cabinet Secretary note to No.10 (press article on the future of Hong Kong) [tip-off from ‘C’] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Mr. Heath’s meeting with UMELCO”) [record of conversation] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: discussion with EXCO”) [record of conversation] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to Michael Havers PS (“7th Commonwealth Law Conference: future of Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to Lord Hailsham PS (“7th Commonwealth Law Conference: future of Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Hong Kong: Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council letter to MT (Proclamation on the future of Hong Kong) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 16 Fr Major Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: discussion with EXCO”) [record of conversation: Youde, EXCO] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 19 Mo Major Hong Kong: FCO telegram to the Hague (“Future of Hong Kong: next round of talks”) [views of EXCO] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 20 Tu Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: MIPTS: passages for possible use on second day of talks”) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 20 Tu Major Hong Kong: FCO telegram to Hong Kong Government (“Future of Hong Kong: further discussion with EXCO”) [UK/China talks] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 20 Tu Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: commentary in People’s Daily”) [“a defence of the Chinese position in terms of international law”] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 21 We Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: further discussion with EXCO”) [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 21 We Major Hong Kong: FCO telegram to UKE Beijing (“Questions likely to arise at Mr Luce’s press conference in Hong Kong on 28 September 1983”) [declassified 2013]