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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL HKD SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT HONG KONG IN JANUARY, ACCOMPANIED BY MRS HURD. HE WOULD PROPOSE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY 13 JANUARY, HAVE SUNDAY 14 JANUARY FOR REST AND RECUPERATION (PERHAPS WITH A DINNER THAT EVENING) AND WOULD UNDERTAKE A FULL PROGRAMME ON 15 AND 16 JANUARY, FLYING OUT OF HONG KONG ON THE EVENING OF 16 JANUARY CHE WOULD THEN UNDERTAKE A PROGRAMME IN INDIA ON 17 AND 18 JANUARY, RETURNING TO LONDON ON 19 JANUARY.)
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IT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY
REVISE THIS DECISION, DEPENDING INTER ALIA ON THE RATE OF PROGRESS ON THE ASSURANCES SCHEME. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE KEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PLAN TO A VERY RESTRICTED CIRCLE INDEED. IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL IF YOU COULD TELEGRAPH YOUR PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON A PROGRAMME, FOR POSSIBLE DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHEN YOU SEE HIM ON 16 NÓVEMBER.
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