ĠR 1781. PRIORITY..
CONFIDENTIAL
Hkkisul...
TRY NO. 51
JUN 1978
PHER/CAT A
FM BCARFE HONG KONG Ø51138Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY D.O.T TELNO.ALLOT 19 OF 5 JUNE
AND TO PRIORITY RANGOON.
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FOR STABLES FROM WILSON.
1. ON 31 MAY GAULD FORWARDED TO YOU EMBASSY BURMA LETTER OF 9 MAY
COVERING HOOD'S REPORT OF 24 JANUARY TO ICAO ABOUT REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED RANGOON ILS LOCALISER.
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2. SINCE IT IS CLEAR FROM REPORT THAT HOOD (AND EVEN BURMESE) MAY
ANGLE DURING MY ENVISAGED RANGOON VISIT FOR SPECIAL U.K FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE (PERHAPS RELATED TO PLESSEY INTEREST) I WOULD BE
1 RECALL THAT SOME YEARS AGO WE- GRATEFUL FOR EARLIEST GUIDANCE. WERE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO SOMEWHAT SIMILAR UNDP PLEAS FOR SPECIAL IT WOULD FINANCIAL HELP AND I ASSUME SITUATION! HAS NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER OBVIOUSLY BE HELPFUL IF I COULD SAY DURING HY ENVISACED VISIT THAT (WHATEVER THE OUTCOME) WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM.
3. I NOW PLAN TO ARRIVE RANGOON AT 1055 BY TG301 ON 20 JUNE AND
DEPART AT 1235 BY TG306 ON 24 JUNE. IF RANCOON CAN CONFIRM THAT
THESE NEW DATES ARE ACCEPTABLE WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME CUIDANCE (COPIED TO RANGOON) ON LOCALISER ISSUE DY 20 JUNE.
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