EN CLAIR
IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 1254
UNCLASSIFIED
4 NOVEMBER, 1968
ADDRESSED TO F AND CO TELEGRAM NUMBER 1254 OF 4 NOVEMBER
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO H C SINGAPORE.
FOLLOWING FOR AIERS.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 335 TO SEOUL.
VISIT BY MR. JULIAN AMERY, P. C.
I AM NOT CLEAR FROM THIS WHAT MR. AMERY INTENDS DOING IN KUALA LUMPUR AND WHAT HELP HE MIGHT LIKE FROM THIS HIGH COMMISSION. IF THIS IS LARGELY A PRIVATE VISIT I CAN SEE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT THE DATES PROPOSED. ON THE OTHER HAND IF IT IS A VISIT IN WHICH I A LIKELY TO BE MUCH INVOLVED PERSONALLY THEN I SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT THE PERIOD 28 NOVEMBER TO 1 DECEMBER IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF LONG STANDING ENGAGEMENTS WHICH WILL TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE FOR TWO OF THE FOUR DAYS AND WILL OCCUPY ME HEAVILY HERE
DURING THE REST OF THE TIME.
2. IN THE LATTER CASE MR. AMERY MIGHT LIKE TO CONSIDER CHANGING THINGS AROUND SO THAT HE FLIES STRAIGHT TO SINGAPORE ON 20 NOVEMBER ARRIVING THERE AT 1900 HOURS, AND FLIES BACK TO KUALA LUMPUR EITHER ON THE SUNDAY EVENING (1 DECEMBER) OR THE MONDAY MORNING. HE COULD THEN RETURN TO LONDON EY BA 715 WHICH LEAVES HERE AT 21.45 ON
3 DECEMBER.
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