PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 119490Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 932 OF 11TH OCTOBER, 1972. ÎNFO PRIORITY
PEKING
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161
Evila
VISIT OF S, OF S. TO CHINA AND HONG KONG.
FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY,
ACCOMMODATION,
NEAT
REF.
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRYN.51
11 OCT 1972
13/SYS
SUGGEST THAT FOLLOWING SHOULD STAY WITH ME: $ OF S AND LADY DOUGLAS HOME, PUS, WILFORD YOU AND EITHER HUDSON OR ONE DETECTIVE (AS YOU KNOW HOUSE IS IN ANY CASE SURROUNDED BY POLICE AND SOLDIERS)
WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
2. PLEASE LET ME HAVE NAMES OF REST OF PARTY AND ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED, MANDARIN HOTEL WHERE LEAHY WILL HAVE A SUITE COSTING ABOUT POUNDS STERLING 30 A DAY, COST FOR A DELUXE SINGLE ROOM ABOUT POUNDS 15 AND A FIRST-CLASS ROOM ABOUT POUNDS 10. THESE
RATES ARE FOR BED AND BREAKFAST ONLY. HUDSON CAN BE ACCOMMODATED
PRIVATELY IF NOT WITH ME, WE NEED TO KNOW HOTEL REQUIREMENTS GOON
AS THIS TIME OF YEAR IS HEAVILY BOOKED,
PROGRAMME PROPOSED.
3/ WE AGREED THAT THE ESSENTIALS FOR THE PROGRAMME WOULD BE TALKS
WITH OFFICIALS AND UNOFFICIALS AND A PRESS CONFERENCE, ASSUMING THAT YOU WILL ARRIVE LATE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER ( PLEASE LET ME KNOW ETA) :
(A)
THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER
(0)
18007 ARRIVE AIRPORT (NO PRESS CONFERENCE)
(10)
1830 ARRIVE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
(00)
(B)
(0)
(11)
2400 SMALL DINNER (LOUNGE SUIT) FOR PARTY AND SOME
OFFICIALS
FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER
1:20 OR 119 MEETING WITH MYSELF AND OFFicials
1,200 MEETING JOINED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. I SUGGEST S OF S MIGHT MAKE OPENING STATEMENT ABOUT VISIT, FOLLOWED BY QUESTION AND ANSWER CESSION, (ii) 1845 1400 LUNCH AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR ABOUT 4W
GUESTS (OFFICIALS UMELCO AND PERHAPS COME BUSINESSMEN)
NO OPEECHES.
CONFIDENTIAL
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