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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON TELEGRAM
NUMBER 106 OF 12 MARCH.
INVITATIONS TO DRESS SHOW.
F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 136.
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REGISTRY No. 50
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13 MAR 1975
HKK 3/548/7
I AM AFRAID I DO NOT KNOW A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE AND
CONSEQUENTLY AM NOT SURE OF THE THINKING BEHIND INCLUDING
THEM ON THE LIST. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO AVOID PEOPLE
WHO WILL NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED, OR MIGHT TELI. GOSSIP COLUMNISTS THAT WE HAD UNSUCCESSFULLY SOLLICITED THEIR
SUPPORT. THE FOLLOWING SERIALS EITHER HAVE A HONG KONG CONNECTION OR WE UNDERSTAND THE OBJECT IN ASKING THEM:-
4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17.
2. I ALSO SUGGEST YOU INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING WITH HUSBANDS, ALL
OF WHOM HAVE HONG KONG CONNECTIONS AND I BELIEVE WOULD LIKE
TO HELP:
LADIES
GORONWY ROBERTS, ROYLEN BRYAN, JOHN KESWICK, CACCIA ASTOR, BEITH, CARRINGTON, ALDINGTON DE ZULUETA, PILCHER, BARKER.
ADDRESSES ALL IN WHO'S WHO.
3. PLEASE USE YOUR OWN DISCRETION IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND THE NUMBERS FOR WHOM YOU CAN
FIND ROOM OUTSIDE THE TRADE. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT OF
THOSE MENTIONED IN PARAS 1 AND 2 ABOVE ABOUT HALF OR THREE
QUARTERS MIGHT COME, AND ADOUT HALF OF THE HUSBANDS,
4. 1 PRESUME CORRESPONDENTS WHOM THE T D C INVITED TO THE
READY TO WEAR SHOW IN HONG KONG WILL BE ASKED AUTOMATICALLY
E.G, VALERIE SINCLAIR AND LADY VINDLESHAM (BOTH HAVE SAID THEY WOULD COME)?
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