PAFO 925/03
RR HONG KONG
HONG KONG
GPS 290
CYPHER CAT A
FM PARIS 031800Z
RESTRICTED
RECES IN REGISTA: No. 51
S
5 MAR 975
R124/ HKIOD
WED.
(29
/X
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 03 OF 03/03/75.
FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM AMBASSADOR
YOUR TELNO 2 OF 1 MARCH
1
KC
NE
REF.
30.
I AM SORRY WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN ARRANGING A
PROGRAMME OF CALLS FOR YOU ON 7 APRIL, SINCE MANY OF THOSE INVOLVED
HAVE BEEN TIED UP IN PREPARATIONS FOR M SEGARD'S CURRENT VISIT TO THE
FAR EAST.
2. WE ARE HOPING TO ARRANGE FOR YOU TO SEE THE FOLLOWING IN THE
MORNING : DE MOREL, DIRECTEUR DES RELATIONS ECONOMIQUES EXTERIEURES,
(IN VIEW OF M SEGARD'S ABSENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA AT THE TIME OF YOUR
VISIT): DEVAUX, (THE PRESIDENT OF THE CFCE, IN THE ABSENCE ON SICK LEAVE OF GORSE): AND A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE CNPF, POSSIBLY JACQUES FERRY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
3. UNLESS YOU PARTICULARLY WISH TO HOST A LUNCH YOURSELF THAT DAY,
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GIVE A LUNCH FOR YOU TO WHICH I WOULD
PROPOSE TO INVITE DE MOREL, DEVAUX, AND FERRY AS WELL AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, AND A FEW LEADING
FRENCHMEN INTERESTED IN FAR EASTERN TRADE.
4. WE WILL SOON BE REPLYING SEPARATELY ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ARRANGE
TO MEET THE POINT RAISED IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 2.
5.
A DETAILED PROGRAMME WILL CF COURSE BE SENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TOMKINS