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DSR 11C
final agenda before reaching a conclusion.
The feeling
here is that you yourselves are best placed to decide
whether or not it is worth you attending the Conference.
A possible solution, if you were agreeable, might be
for Christian to attend as the Hong Kong representative.
Not only is he keen to go but this arrangement would
also have the advantage of ensuring that your office is
not left under-staffed during the Conference. But I hope
you will not mind if we leave it to you and Christian to
make the decisions. You will want to bear in mind that
Lord Belstead will be heading the Conference,less than
a week after his visit to Hong Kong. We can therefore
be sure that the Hong Kong angle will not be overlooked!
3. As regards how soon you should decide on attendance,
pose I understand that a late decision will not post any
problems, although I imagine Bangkok would be grateful
for, say, a week's notice. You in any case will not
want to decide anything before you have seen the agenda
for the Conference.
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