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PERSONAL FOR MARSDEN, HKD FROM GOVERNOR] WASHINGTON FOR MCLAREN, AUSS, VISITING
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YOUR TELNO 1820: MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
THE REVISED TIMING SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR IS INDEED
VERY TIGHT. TIGHT IN TERMS BOTH OF PREPARING A PROGRAMME AND
THE PROGRAMME ITSELF. BUT WITH SOME RAPID FOOTWORK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE ESSENTIALS INTO A PROGRAMME FOR THE DATES PROPOSED.
2.
WE SHALL NEED CONFIRMATION URGENTLY ON WHETHER THE LATEST
DATES ARE NOW FIRM. AS SOON AS THEY ARE, THE QUICKER A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE THE BETTER. DETAILED PLANNING,
PARTICULARLY INVOLVING OMELCO, WILL QUICKLY BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
3. WE ARE PREPARING A REVISED PROGRAMME BASED ON THE NEW DATES
PROPOSED. WE WILL TELEGRAPH THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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