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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 671 OF 26 JULY.
YOUR TEL 611: PRINCESS ALEXANDRA'S VISIT.
LETTER RECEIVED, BUT I AM RELUCTANT TO FINALISE SECOND DRAFT UNTIL IT IS CONFIRMED THE PRINCESS WILL ACCEPT HELICOPTER TRAVEL. PLEASE CONFIRM.
2. I WILL BE WRITING TO LADY-IN-WAITING NEXT WEEK AFTER, I HOPE, CONFIRMATION ABOUT HELICOPTER, BUT SHE MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW THAT UNDER MY PRESENT PLANS I WILL BE. IN LONDON FROM TUESDAY 5 TO SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER (MY LETTER OF 15 JULY TO LAIRD REFERRED).
FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE 54 PALL MALL, SW1
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