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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1354 OF 6 JUNE 1979,
INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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1. } HAVE NOW GOT PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SEE CAKLEY, STATE DEPARTMENT (HOLBROOKE'S DEPUTY AND US REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DJARKARTA MEETING) AT 19.30 0 18 JUNE AND CLARK AT. 11.30 ON 18 JUNE. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR GOVERNOR TO SEE EITHER WARREN CHRISTOPHER OR NEWSOM, AND WE COULD ARRANGE ONE OR TWO CALLS ON THE HILL, A MEETING WITH THE PRESS AND PERHAPS A TELEVISION APPEARANCE IF THE GOVERNOR WOULD LIKE THIS. (WE WOULD PROPOSE TO TRY FOR THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ON 18 OR 19 JUNE, BUT MIGHT NOT GET IT.
2. BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER, CAN THE GOVERNOR GET HERE ON 17 JUNE TO KEEP APPOINTMENTS ON 18 JUNE? IT WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE: TO GET OAKLEY OR CLARK LATER IN THE WEEK. HAS THE GOVERNOR ANY
COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE?
3. AMBASSADOR PLANS TO BE AWAY AT THE TIME. I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY
IF GOVERNOR WOULD STAY WITH ME.
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