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YOUR TELNO 3204: VISIT OF LORD GLENARTHUR TO HONG KONG AND THAILAND : JANUARY 1989.
THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST TODAY CARRIED A STORY ABOUT LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG (BUT NOT THAILAND) IN JANUARY. THEY PROBABLY PICKED THE STORY UP BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE VARIOUS EVENTS. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL, THOUGH NOT ESSENTIAL, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE VISIT ON 14 DECEMBER INSTEAD OF 15 DECEMBER.
2. EITHER WAY WE WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT HERE IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOURS PICKING IT UP. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR A TEXT OF YOUR PROPOSED STATEMENT. IF IT DOES NOT CONTAIN DETAILS OF THE VISIT, WE ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE NO OBJECTION TO US RELEASING THEM IN ANSWER TO THE INEVITABLE QUESTIONS.
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