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FM FCO 261230Z JAN 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 140 OF 26 JANUARY
AND TO KUALA LUMPUR, PEKING
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INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI (FOR PARA 4)
FROM PS/MR LUCE
MR LUCE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND KUALA LUMPUR: TRAVEL
ARRANGEMENTS
1. MR LUCE WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON THE AFTERNOON OF
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY. EXACT TIMING WILL DEPEND ON WHEN HE CAN
LEAVE BRUNEI AND WHICH ROUTE PROVES MOST SATISFACTORY.
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2. FOR ONWARD TRAVEL, THERE IS NO FLIGHT WHICH WOULD ENABLE MR
LUCE TO SPEND THE WHOLE OF MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY IN HONG KONG AND
TO TRAVEL ON TO MALAYSIA THE SAME EVENING. THE EFFECTIVE CHOICE LIES
BETWEEN LEAVING HONG KONG IN MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY,
OR DELAYING DEPARTURE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE FORMER IS CLEARLY TOO SOON AND, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, MR LUCE
HAS NO DOUBT THAT HE COULD MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE TUESDAY
MORNING FOR ANY FURTHER MEETINGS. HE WOULD THEREFORE PLAN TO
DEPART ON THE CPA FLIGHT LEAVING HONG KONG 1530 ON 28 FEBRUARY
ARRIVING KUALA LUMPUR AT 1855.
3. FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
APPOINTMENTS AT THIS END MEAN THAT MR LUCE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE KUALA LUMPUR NO LATER THAN THE MAS OVERNIGHT
FLIGHT ON 29 FEBRUARY (DEP 2315). THIS LEAVES HIM WITH LESS
TIME IN MALAYSIA THAN HE WOULD HAVE LIKED, THOUGH
HE WOULD OF COURSE BE ABLE TO DO
DINNERS BOTH ON THE NIGHT OF HIS ARRIVAL AND IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
T DEPARTING FOR THE AIRPORT ON THE FOLLOWING NIGHT. ASSUMING
YOU STILL THINK VISIT ON THIS BASIS WOULD BE WORTHWHILE, PLEASE
CONSULT MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES URGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT DATES WOULD BE
ACCEPTABLE TO THEM, AND REPORT.
4. MR LUCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PRIVATE SECRETARY AND THE OFFICIAL
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