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TELEGRAM NUMBER 23 OF 20 MARCH
INFO PRIORITY FCO.
FOLLOWING FOR POLITICAL ADVISER FROM SULLIVAN,
YOUR TELNO.43:
GOVERNOR'S VISIT.
1, 1 CALLED ON THE MFT ON 29 MARCH TO MAKE THE POINTS IN
YOUR TUR. THEY APOLOGIZED FOR THE SHENSHEN MIX-UP.
2.
XU EXPLAINED THAT THE PROGRAMME HE HAD GIVEN ME LAST WEEK WAS ONLY AN OUTLINE, AND THAT IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN ASSUMED THAT OTHER CALLS WOULD BE ARRANGED. OUR REQUESTS WOULD
BE PASSED ON TO THE RELEVANT MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AND HE WAS SURE THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, COULD BE ARRANGED.
1 RESISTED A SUGGESTION THAT THE MORNING OF THE 27TH MIGHT
SE USED FOR A CALL, BUT AGREED THAT SOME PART OF THE SIGHTSEEING PROGRAMME COULD BE CUT IF NECESSARY. IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT A FINAL PROGRAMME, WITH DETAILS OF THOSE WHO WILL RECEIVE THE GOVERNOR WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HONG KONG, BUT I SHALL LET YOU KNOW IF POSSIBLE.
3. YOU WILL BE STAYING AT A GUEST HOUSE NEAR QIAN MEN WHICH
IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL REQUESTS ! SHALL BE VISITING ON 22 MARCH. FOR FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED, OR DIETS TO BE TAKEN ACCOUNT OF, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW BEFORE THEN,
IT WOULD
BILL GUO, A REPRESENTATIVE OF VISNEWS, HAS ASKED WHETHER
WE HAVE EXPLAINED THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT CAN BE COVERED BY FILM. THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PERMISSION WILL NEED TO BE SOUGHT. BE USEFUL TO KNOW THIS WEEK WHETHER OR NOT THE IDEA CAN DE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE: THE DETAILS WILL NEED TO BE WORKED OUT AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL.
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