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SEEK APPOINTMENTS FOR HIM WITH THE CLERK OF COMMITTEES IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS (A MR HAYTER) OR HIS DEPUTY.
C.
MPS
WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT HKGO WOULD BE BEST PLACED TO SEE
WHAT MPS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO MEET LEE SO LATE IN THE
PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.
4.
DAVID WILSON (WHO DOES NOT KNOW LEE) WOULD MUCH LIKE TO MAKE HIS ACQUAINTANCE. HE SUGGESTS THAT THEY MIGHT MEET FOR
DRINKS AT 6.30 PM ON MONDAY 28 JULY IN THE ATHENAEUM.
5.
WE NOTE FROM HONG KONG TELNO 2270 THAT MARTIN LEE HAS
TOLD THE PRESS HE WILL NOT JOIN THE UMELCO DELEGATIONS TO
OVERSEAS NUCLEAR PLANTS BUT WOULD CONSIDER MAKING SUCH VISITS AT
HIS OWN EXPENSE. YOU MIGHT LIKE TO EXPLORE DELICATELY WITH LEE
WHETHER HE WOULD LIKE ANY ARRANGEMENTS MADE IN THIS DIRECTION.
(WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT HKGO TOOK THE LEAD, ALTHOUGH WE WOULD BE READY TO OFFER ASSISTANCE BEHIND THE SCENES.) IT MIGHT WELL BE
POSSIBLE FOR LEE TO VISIT A NUCLEAR FACILITY IN THIS COUNTRY, OR
EVEN A PWR IN FRANCE IF HE WAS READY TO MAKE THE JOURNEY ACROSS
THE CHANNEL.
6.
WE SUGGEST THAT AS A FIRST STEP YOU TRY OUT SOME OF THESE
IDEAS ON LEE AND SEE HOW HE REACTS. HKGO CAN THEN TRY TO PUT
TOGETHER A PROGRAMME WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SHORT NOTICE
AND LESS THAN IDEAL TIMING.
HOWE
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DR WILSON
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