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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 1253 OF 6 DECEMBER INFO BTC HONG KONG.
YOUR TEL NO 1335: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.
1. THE PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS ALL YOUR EXPLANATIONS AND THE
PROGRAMME IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 5. ON THE SUNDAY MORNING HE WOULD
PROBABLY PREFER TO RACE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS
FLEXIBLE. PERHAPS HE COULD DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES WITH YOU
ON ARRIVAL.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION HAS
WRITTEN TO SUGGEST THAT THE PRIME MINSTER SHOULD VISIT EITHER
OR BOTH OF THE CEMETRIES IN HONG KONG AND MIGHT ALSO GO TO THE
MEMORIAL TO CHINESE MERCHANT SEAMEN, HE THOUGHT THIS GESTURE WOULD
BE APPRECIATED IN HONG KONG. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE.
3. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED TO MEET Y K PAO DURING HIS
VISIT. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER WHETHER THIS COULD BE
FITTED IN WITH ANY OF THE EXISTING ITEMS ON HIS PROGRAMME.
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