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RECITEY No.50 (FED) 130CT 1972
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 879 OF 12 OCTOBER, 1972
FOLLOWING FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY.
YOUR TELNO 932: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.
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MANY THANKS FOR THESE HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS AND INFORMATION.
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2. FCO TELNO 872 DEALS WITH YOUR PARAGRAPHS 1, 2 AND 7.
3. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION THE SECRETARY OF STATE COULD TAKE OFF FROM PEKING AT 1503 LOCAL TIME ARRIVING HONG KONG 1830 LOCAL TIME.
4. YOUR PARAGRAPH 3. AGREED ON ALL POINTS. AS REGARDS 3B(V) THE MAJORITY SEEM LIKELY TO OPT FOR SHOPPING OR RESTING. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HIMSELF MIGHT LIKE A WALK DEPENDING ON HOW EXHAUSTING THE VISIT TO PEKING HAS BEEN. I DOUBT THEREFORE WHETHER YOU NEED PLAN FOR MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE IN WALKING/SWIMMING PARTY, INCLUDING A DETECTIVE IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE GOES.
5. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. AGREED.
.6. YOUR PARAGRAPH 5. NONE IN PARTICULAR.
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