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27 JUN1972
DKK 7/548/12
TO PRIORITY BANGKOK TEL NO 491 OF 24 JUNE AND TO HONG KONG
MY TELS 287 AND 288 TO COLOMBO ASIAN-AFRICAN TOUR BY THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.
1. ALTHOUGH MR. RIPPON WILL BEGIN HIS MINISTERIAL TOUR IN SINGAPORE ON 15 SEPTEMBER, HE WILL LEAVE LONDON ON 7 SEPTEMBER.
HIS TRAVEL PLANS AFTER THAT ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER : DEPART HEATHROW 12.30 BA 303
(VIA FRANKFURT AND BAHRAIN)
FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER : ARRIVE BANGKOK 10.85
SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER: DEPART BANGKOK 16.00 ML 568
ARRIVE HONG KONG 1800
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER : DEPART HONG KONG 15.35 ML 637
ARRIVE SINGAPORE 17.20
2. MR. RIPPON WOULD BE STAYING PRIVATELY IN BOTH BANGKOK AND HONG KONG, BUT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO FALL IN WITH THE SUGGESTIONS IN GOVERNOR HONG KONG'S TELEGRAMS TO LAIRD NUMBERS 509, 510 OF 12
JUNE.
3. DURING THIS PERIOD MR. RIPPON WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, WHO WOULD ALSO BE MAKING PRIVATE ARRANGEMNETS. HE WILL WRITE IN GREATER DETAIL LATER.
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