PANE COMMISSION AT WORK AND EXCLUDES EYOQSUPE TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
(C) A STRAIGHT DRINKS PARTY WHICH I WOULD THEN B909OSE NOT TO GIVE IN THE OFFICE BUT AT HOME (WHICH IS CLOSE BY) OR (PARTICULARLY IF EXTRA FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE) IN THE HONG KONG CLUB. FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY (MOSTLY BRITISH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY 50: UNDER THIS FORMAT I WOULD INCLUDE HK CHINESE AND OTHER WHO TRADE EXTENSIVELY WITH THE UK. AND A FEW OTHERS E.G. FROM GOVERNMENT. IN OUR NORMAL ORBIT). WITH TRADE COMMISSION AND OTHER FCO STAFF.
ADVANTAGES. MUCH THE MOST NATURAL EVENT FOR THE TIME OF DAY AND PERHAPS MORE ENJOYABLE SOP THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MRS HURD AFTER A LONG DAY, PLSO IT ENABLES GREATER EXPOSURE TO MORE PEOPLE. AND WOULD GREATLY OLEASS THE BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO WOULD GET THEIR ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANCE TO MEET THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
DISADVANTAGES.
I WOULD ALLOW NO CHANCE FOR SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON TRADE OR OTHER MATTERS IN WHICH WE ARE INVOLVED (E.6. CONSULATE GENERAL BUILDING). AND AS YOU WILL BE AWARE FROM RECENT TELEGRAMS THERE ARE ISSUES THAT BEAR DISCUSSION.
5. GRATEFUL SOW YOUR VERY URGENT GUIDANCE ON WHICH WOULD BE PREFERRED. OLEARLY NONE ARE VERY SATISFACTORY BUT GIVEN THE TIME SLOT ON OFFER 1 CANNOT READILY THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER.
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