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REQUEST FOR INTERVIEW BY SALLY BLYTH, RTHK
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1. WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE THAT MISS BLYTH WILL BE IN LONDON NEXT WEEK TO COVER THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TALKS. SHE HAS ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH LORD GLENARTHUR, WHO WILL BE OUT OF TOWN. WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR MR MCLAREN TO OFFER TO MEET HER, CONFINING HIMSELF TO THE SUBJECT OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND THE TALKS. DO YOU HAVE ANY VIEWS?
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