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LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO INDO-CHINA
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1 THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW APPROVED LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO INDO-CHINA AS SET OUT IN EARLIER TELEGRAMS (NOT TO HONG KONG) IE. 8-12 JANUARY: VIETNAM, 13-14 JANUARY: CAMBODIA, 15-18 JANUARY: THAILAND/LAOS. WE AWAIT ADVICE FROM YOU AND PHNOM PENH ON WHEN AND HOW LORD CAITHNESS SHOULD LEAVE CAMBODIA IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE PROGRAMME IN BANGKOK. LORD CAITHNESS WILL ARRIVE IN HANOI ON 8 JANUARY AT 0905 ON CX 791 FROM HONG KONG. HE WILL DEPART BANGKOK ON 18 JANUARY ON BA 10. PLEASE BOOK ALL OTHER FLIGHTS LOCALLY.
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PLEASE NOW CONSULT HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SECURE THEIR AGREEMENT AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TIBBER (PRIVATE SECRETARY) AND (FOR VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA ONLY) ANDREW BURNS. GRATEFUL ALSO FOR ADVICE ON WHAT GIFTS LORD CAITHNESS SHOULD BRING WITH HIM.
3. FOR HONG KONG: LORD CAITHNESS PROPOSES TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG AT 1800 ON 7 JANUARY ON BA 27. CX 791 LEAVES AT 0715 THE NEXT MORNING. WE RECOGNISE THAT THE TIMING IS FAR FROM IDEAL FOR YOU, AND IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU WILL BE HOSTING TALKS FOR LU PING. NEVERTHELESS, THESE FLIGHTS ARE THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTION. IF IT IS DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO PROVIDE ACCOMODATION LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE PERFECTLY HAPPY TO STAY WITH MR HEAP, IF THAT IS CONVENIENT TO HIM.
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LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE WILLING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INAUGURAL HONG KONG/HO CHI MINH CITY FLIGHT IF THAT FITS (HANOI TEL NO 769 REFERS). HE WILL BE IN HO CHI MINH CITY ON 11 JANUARY.
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