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YOUR TELNO 1874 TO HONG KONG: VISIT BY LORD CAITHNESS.
1. I WOULD OF COURSE BE DELIGHTED TO SEE LORD CAITHNESS. AT PRESENT MY WIFE AND I ARE DUE TO ACCOMPANY THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT TO MACAU ON 4 DECEMBER, DEPARTING HONG KONG AT 1030 AM AND ARRIVING BACK IN HONG KONG AT 5.30 PM. THIS WOULD READILY ALLOW A MEETING WITH LORD CAITHNESS AT ABOUT 6 OR 6.30 PM. PERHAPS THIS MIGHT TAKE PLACE AT MY FLAT, WHICH IS REASONABLY CLOSE TO VICTORIA HOUSE, BUT IF LORD CAITHNESS PREFERRED, I COULD OF COURSE COME TO VICTORIA HOUSE, OR WE COULD MEET AT THE BTC OFFICES. IF AT OUR FLAT, WOULD LORD CAITHNESS WISH ME TO INVITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE TO MEET HIM ?. WE COULD FOR EXAMPLE MEET AT 6 OR 6.15 PM FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION, AND THEN INVITE A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FOR 6.30, WITH LORD CAITHNESS DEPARTING AT ABOUT 7.15
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