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MDLIAN 2497

YOUR TELNO 667 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 1063: VISIT BY LORD CAITHNESS.

1. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME IS AVAILABLE AFTER MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE AND FULFILLING SUGGESTED PROGRAMME ITEMS IN THE SECOND TUR, I HOPE IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR LORD CAITHNESS TO INCLUDE A BRITISH ORIENTATED COMMERCIAL ITEM IN THE PROGRAMME AND/OR PERHAPS A SPEECH TO THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IN ADDITION MIGHT I SUGGEST THAT IT IS TIME A MINISTER PAID A VISIT TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN HONG KONG. THEIR LARGE AND SUCCESSFUL OPERATION HERE IS OF COURSE ONE OF THE MORE VISIBLE ASPECTS OF THE BRITISH PRESENCE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND STAFF WOULD BE MUCH ENCOURAGED BY A VISIT FROM LORD CAITHNESS.

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