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UNDER SECRETARY, JAMES MURRAY, 2 PRIVATE SECRETARIES (MYSELF AND BARRINGTON), MISS BOOKER (ASSISTANT HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT), THREE P.A.S AND TWO DETECTIVES. IF THERE IS ROOM AT FANLING LODGE THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE GLAD IF WELLBELOVED AND THE PERMANENT UNDER SECRETARY COULD ACCOMPANY HIM AND MRS. STEWART, IN ADDITION TO ONE DETECTIVE. ROOMS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE CREATE PROBLEMS. WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE STEWARTS, THE PERMANENT UNDER SECRETARY, MYSELF AND ONE OF THE DETECTIVES SHOULD STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. IF ANOTHER ROOM IS AVAILABLE, IT SHOULD BE FOR MR. WELLBELOVED. REST OF PARTY SHOULD GO INTO HOTELS.
5. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONDUCT OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS WHILE MR. STEWART IS IN HONG KONG. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SET UP A SMALL OFFICE IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH ROOM FOR THE PRIVATE OFFICE STAFF OF FOUR? MISS BOOKER NEEDS A SUITE IN A HOTEL WHICH DOUBLES AS HER OFFICE.
6. ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT VISIT. THE IDEA BEHIND NOT MENTIONING DATES OF VISIT TO HONG KONG WAS NOT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE TIME THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL SPEND RESTING THERE. IF YOU AGREE, AT THE END OF THEIR STATEMENT ABOUT JAPAN VISIT (AT 12.30 B.S.T, ON 17 FEBRUARY) NEWS DEPARTMENT WOULD ADD A SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS:-
› ON
HIS WAY TO TOKYO THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL SPEND THE WEEKEND IN HONG KONG, WHERE HE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
COUNCILS."'
IF ASKED ABOUT DATES WE WOULD SAY HE WOULD ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON 17 APRIL AND LEAVE ON 19 APRIL. THERE IS NO REASON WHY IN ANY PARALLEL ANNOUNCEMENT YOU MAY WISH TO MAKE IN HONG KONG YOU SHOULD
NOT MENTION DATES.
7. WE SHALL ARRIVE BY BA 928.
STEWART
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HONG KONG D.
F.E.D.
NEWS D.
PROT. & CONF. D.
PRIVATE SECRETARY MR. WILFORD
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