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JAKARTA 299435Z JAN
TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
TELHO 1 OF 29 JAN
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR), FCO.
FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY
1. Y K PAQ (THE HONGKONG SHIPOWNER) HAS
TELEGRAPHED LORD CARRINGTON TO REQUEST A MEETING FOLLOWING LORD CARRINGTON'S ARRIVAL AT MANILA
AIRPORT ON SUNDAY 31 JANUARY. PAO SAYS THAT HE HAS RESCHEDULED HIS OWN TRAVEL TIMETABLE TO MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE: AND WILL BE FLYING ON TO HONG KONG AT 1915.
2. THIS IS A TIRESOME REQUEST AND PAO WILL DOUBTLESS SPEAK ON LINES THAT ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR TO US. BUT LORD CARRINGTON KNOWS PAO WELL AND WOULD NOT WISH TO TURN HIM DOWN UNLESS HE HAS TO. THE FIRST PRIORITY MUST BE TO HANDLE THIS IN A WAY WHICH DOES NOT OFFEND THE FILIPINOS. IF YOU THINK THAT ROMULO WOULD TAKE IT AMISS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SPEND TEN MINUTES WITH Y K PAO AT THE AIRPORT, PLEASE ADVISE US AND HONG KONG ACCORDINGLY (AND Y K IF HE IS IN TOUCH WITH YOU): WE COULD PROBABLY OFFER ALAN DONALD AS A SUBSTITUTE. OTHERWISE, COULD YOU
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SHORT, PRIVATE MEETING BETWEEN PAO AND THE S OF ST
3. HONG KONG AND THE FCO MAY WISH TO COMMENT
ON THE LINE TO BE TAKEN WITH PAO.
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