GR 356
PRIORITY
IN CLARK
HONG KONG 289939Z
UNCLASSIFIED
TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 9 OF 28 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY FC O, HONG KONG COVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, BRUSSELS (FOR BURGESS) AND WASHINGTON (FOR HERMANN)
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FOR MILLS.
YOUR TELNO. 11.
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STRY
- 3 MAR..
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MFA SEMINAR IN HONG KONG.
HKK 121/616,
FOLLOWING IS PRELIMINARY REACTION TO THE POINTS RAISED IN YOUR
TUR:
A) PARA. 1: GRATEFUL IP YOU WOULD BE THE CONTACT AT THE GENEVA END.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS IN HONG KONG ARE TSAO FOR POLICY AND AGENDA
AND J.K. WILSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH (TELEPHONE NUMBER 5-95522) FOR LOGISTICS.
(B) PARA. 3: PROPOSED DATES ACCEPTABLE DUT WE WOULD APPRECIATE
CONFIRMATION BY FRIDAY 4 MARCH. OTHERWISE WE MAY BE UNABLE TO
HOLD HOTEL BOOKINGS DUE TO COMPETING TOURIOT DEMAND.
(C) PARA. A FOR SIMILAR REASONS WE WOULD APPRECIATE A FIRM INDICATION OF RAXINUN AND MINIMUM NUMBER BY 4 MARCH, FOLLOWED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER BY EXACT NUMBERS, WE AGREE THAT REPRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO TWO PER COUNTRY, SEE ALSO (L)
BELOW.
(D) PARA. 5: 'AGREED.
(C) PARA. 6. WE CONFIRM WE WILL HELP WITH HOTEL BOOKINGS. TENTATIVELY WE ARE THINKING IN TERMS OF USING THE GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THE SEMINAR WITH HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
XIN THE
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