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Papers relating to visits to China (for the signing of the Joint Declaration relating to Hong Kong) and the USA, December 1984, 1984-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 1/10/78

Scope and Contents

Includes: schedules of both visits; and speaking notes for a speech given by MT at a banquet in Peking (Beijing), 19 December 1984; and annotated briefing cards for MT's bilateral meetings with Premier Zhao Ziyang, Deng Xiaoping and Hu Yaobang of China (with MT's handwritten annotations)
Also includes photocopy of the record of meetings between MT, American President (Ronald) Reagan and their senior advisers at Camp David, USA, 22 December 1984, and at the White House, 20 February 1985, made by Charles Powell (MT's Private Secretary for Overseas Affairs); text of MT's statement on SDI {Strategic Defence Initiative, "Star Wars"], agreed with Reagan, for MT to give at a press conference, 22 December 1984 (see also THCR 1/10/81); and notes on clothes to be worn by MT on these visits

Dates

  • Creation: 1984-12

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Opened in October 2014 It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.

Extent

1 bundle(s) (1 bundle in folder)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2014-10-06 15:04:49+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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