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MDHOAN 6172
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1647
OF 061115Z SEPTEMBER 90
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
MB 026/34
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YOUR TELNO 2670: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LORD CAITHNESS
1.
THE ANSWERS TO THE POINTS RAISED IN TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) I QUITE UNDERSTAND THE ACCOMMODATION DIFFICULTY AT FANLING LODGE AND WOULD BE PERFECTLY WILLING TO BASE MYSELF AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ALTHOUGH I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, IF CONVENIENT, TO PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE WEEKEND
ACTIVITIES.
(B) LORD CAITHNESS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TWO OR THREE SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE GURKHA FIELD FORCE, WITH THEIR WIVES, OVER LUNCH ON 16 SEPTEMBER.
(C) ADVICE ON THIS WILL FOLLOWS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
(D) IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL TO HAVE ADVICE ON SUBJECTS LIKELY TO BE RAISED AT MEETINGS WITH EXCO AND OMELCO ON 18 SEPTEMBER. THE SOONER YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS THE BETTER.
(E) I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET TONY GALSWORTHY AND WILLIAM EHRMAN ON THE EVENING OF 19 SEPTEMBER, PERHAPS OVER A VERY INFORMAL MEAL.
SO IAM SURE WOULD ROBERT COURT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS.
LORD CAITHNESS IS CONTENT WITH THE REVISED TIMING OF DRINKS WITH THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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