RESTRICTED
DSR 11C
#GRAM
DRAFT TELELETTER
FROM R D CLIFT, HKGD, FCO
FOLLOWING FOR R J T MCLAREN ESQ CMG, POLITICAL ADVISER,
HONG KONG
SENIOR
COPIED TO C C W ADAMS ESQ, BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER,
HONG KONG
HEADS OF MISSION MEETING IN BANGKOK : 13 14 DECEMBER
-
1. I am sorry not to have replied sooner to your
teleletter of 1 November.
My apologies are also due to
Christian Adams for the lack of response to his telegram This was The delay is
because
of 28 October. These omissions are partly due to the
it how poly retenting the
fact that noʼfinal agreement on subject matter for the
is only
now beaming clear
Conference has been reached, and we therefore cannot
acurately say how much interest the Conference will
hold for you. In any event I think it is right to say
that it will be only of limited interest to you, a point
which was made in FCO telno 393 to Bangkok.
2.
While we hope someone from Hong Kong can attend,
the answer to your question on the importance of your
attendance is that the Conference organisers attach
only as much importance to this as you yourself do.
This will obviously depend on the meeting's final agenda,
which is still under consideration here. We hope that
it will be settled by 29 November at the latest.
concerned will be notified straight away.
Posts
3. Christian Adams makes out a good case for his
participation, though his direct interest will depend
on the extent to which the Conference covers trade
matters. Again, it will be necessary to wait for the
RESTRICTED
/final
Page 60Page 61