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YOUR TELNO 6 : VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION LEADER TO HONG KONG AND CHINA
1. I HAVE A PRETTY TIGHT PROGRAMME ON THE AFTERNOON OF 24 SEPTEMBER, BUT WILL ARRANGE TO SEE HEWSON AND L'STRANGE FOR HALF AN HOUR AT 5.15 PM.
2. IF HEWSON AND L'STRANGE WANT TO DISCUSS THE VIETNAMESE QUESTION IN MORE DETAIL, ALISTAIR ASPREY, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VBP RELATED QUESTIONS, WOULD BE FREE TO SEE THEM AFTER THEIR CALL ON ME, SAY AT 5.45.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHEN FISCHER AND THE REST OF THE NATIONAL PARTY GROUP LEAVE HONG KONG ON 20 SEPTEMBER. IF THEY HAVE TIME BEFORE GOING TO THE AIRPORT, BRADLEY (DPA) WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENTS. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT THEIR SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTERESTS ARE. IN PARTICULAR, ARE THEY INTERESTED IN HONG KONG OR CHINA OR BOTH ?
4. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PASS ON THE PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS IN PARA 1 AND 2 ABOVE. WE WILL ALSO TELL THE AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE
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