EN CLAIR
PRIORITY
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HONG KONG TO
RIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 52 TO TOKYO
FFIC
5 NOVEMBER 1969
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UNCLASSIFIED
ADDRESSED TOKYO TELEGRAM 52 OF 5 NOVEMBER RFI FCC AND UKMIS GENEVA (FCO PLEASE PASS).
PRESS REPORTS FROM TOKYO REPORT THAT MR OLIVIER LONG, SECRETARY GENERAL OF GATT HAS JUST ARRIVED IN TOKYO FOR A TEN DAY VISIT. 2. I SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF INVITING MR LONG TO VISIT HONGKONG ON COMPLETION OF HIS VISIT TO JAPAN IF THIS COULD BE FITTED INTO HIS SCHEDULE. UNLESS THE S OF S SEES ANY OBJECTION I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ISSUE AN INVITATION TO MR LONG TO VISIT HONGKONG FOR AS LONG AS HIS SCHEDULE WILL PERMIT AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS PRESENT TALKS IN JAPAN. HE WOULD BE THE GUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT AND I WOULD INVITE HIM TO LUCNHEON AT GOVERMENT
HOUSE DURING HIS STAY.
SIR H. NORMAN-WALKER
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H.K.D.
F.E.D.
TR. POL. D.
P.S.
MR. WILFORD
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 - 5 NOV 1969
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