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TELELETTER TO HONG KONG
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HKK 243/1
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TELELETTER
FROM R J F HOARE, HKGD, FCO
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SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG
FILE REFERENCE HKK 243/1 DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 1982
FOLLOWING FOR P J WILLIAMSON ESQ, SECURITY BRANCH, GOVERNMENT
24/2/101 AF14/10
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AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE, HANOI
1. FURTHER TO MY TELELETTER OF 17 SEPTEMBER, PRESENT PLANS ARE
THAT TONKIN'S SUCCESSOR WILL TRAVEL TO BANGKOK FOR THE HEADS OF
MISSION MEETING IN MID-DECEMBER BEFORE TAKING UP POST.
2.
WE HOPE HE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MCLAREN IN
THE MARGINS OF THE MEETING, AND THAT THEY CAN THEN SETTLE TIMING
FOR A VISIT TO HONG KONG. AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE WILL PROBABLY WISH
TO PROCEED STRAIGHT TO HANOI AFTER ATTENDING MEETING, BUT WE AGREE HE SHOULD FIT IN A TRIP TO HONG KONG AT FIRST AVAILABLE OPPORTUN-
ITY THEREAFTER.
SIGNED R J F HOARE
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