DRAFT FOR SIGNATURE BY MR PRINGLE
TO MR PATTISON, 10 DOWNING STREET
In my letter to you of 10 September I said that Mr Marten planned
to be in New Zealand for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
(CPA) Annual Conference from 13 November to 2 December.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary has agreed that Mr Marten
should pay short visits to Bangkok and Hong Kong on his way back from:
New Zealand to look at the work of the British Development Division in Bangkok and to call on the Acting Governor in Hong Kong. These stop- overs will require at most three days over and above his planned absence for the CPA Conference. Mr Marten will not be taking either
a Private Secretary or officials with him, but will be accompanied
by Mrs Marten.
I should be grateful if you could seek the Prime Minister's agreement
to this.
I am copying this letter to Murdo McLean (Chief Whip's Office) and
Martin Vile (Cabinet Office).