CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 2812
OF 261845Z OCTOBER 88
AND TO PRIORITY BANGKOK
HKB 027/1
IN
280CT 1988
A
MDLOAN 8376
Jan
TOP COPY Q DIST?
HONG KONG FOR PS/GOVERNOR
FROM PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
LORD GLENARTHUR'S TRIP TO HONG KONG AND THAILAND: 6-16 JANUARY 1989
1.
AS DISCUSSED WITH THE GOVERNOR ON 24 OCTOBER,
LORD GLENARTHUR PLANS TO PAY HIS NEXT VISIT TO HONG KONG EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR. HE HOPES TO LINK THIS WITH A VISIT TO THAILAND, FOLLOWING UP ON HIS RECENT STOP-OVER.
IS A POSSIBLE ITINERARY:
6 JANUARY
7 JANUARY
11 JANUARY
14 JANUARY
CX250, ETD LGW 1800
ETA HONG KONG 1445
THE FOLLOWING
DEPART FOR BANGKOK, POSSIBLY ON CX703 (ETD 1830, ETA 2005) OR TG607 (ETD 2030, ETA 2210) BA10, ETD BANGKOK 0045, ETA LHR 0650
2. (FOR HONG KONG) I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHETHER THESE PROPOSED TIMINGS ALLOW SCOPE FOR ALL THE ITEMS WHICH LORD GLENARTHUR MENTIONED TO THE GOVERNOR.
3
(FOR BANGKOK) GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS. THE TIMING IS REGRETTABLY TIGHT, BUT LORD GLENARTHUR WOULD HOPE TO INCLUDE A DAY (PRESUMABLY FRIDAY) OF CALLS IN BANGKOK, WITH THE THURSDAY SPENT VISITING THE BORDER. TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS, IT WOULD CLEARLY BE IMPORTANT TO ARRANGE HELICOPTER TRANSPORT.
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