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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 120030Z PEKING TELNO 192
OF 11162OZ MARCH 91
CAMENDED DISTRIBUTION 12/3)
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
026/9
:
HKD 026
FROM HEAD OF FED
HONG KONG:
PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR
SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CHINA
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24/12/3
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS TO HOLD AT MEETING AT 1645 ON 12 MARCH TO CONSIDER ASPECTS OF HIS PLANNED VISIT, INCLUDING PRESS HANDLING AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. WE HOPE THEN TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU INSTRUCTIONS TO APPROACH THE CHINESE. (WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS THAT TIME IS MOVING ON). MEANWHILE IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS AND ADVICE FROM YOU BEFORE THE MEETING.
CURRENT THINKING ABOUT THE ITINERARY IS AS FOLLOWS:
2.
1 APRIL 1800
ETD
2 APRIL 1400
ETA
GATWICK
HONG KONG
CX 250
4 APRIL 0820
ETD
HONG KONG
KA 328
1110
ETA
PEKING
8 APRIL
1210
ETD
PEKING
KA 329
1520
ETA
HONG KONG
2215
ETD
HONG KONG HEATHROW
BA 28
3.
9 APRIL 0500 ETA
THE PROBLEM IS TO FIT IN THE TRIP TO TAISHAN WHILE ALLOWING ADEQUATE TIME FOR THE PROGRAMME IN PEKING (WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION IN YOUR TELNO 193). ONE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO TAKE THE TRAIN TO TAISHAN LEAVING AT 2110 ON 5 APRIL AND RETURNING ON THE TRAIN ARRIVING PEKING AT 2250 ON 7 APRIL. THIS WOULD LEAVE ONLY ONE AND A HALF DAYS FOR THE PEKING PROGRAMME, PLUS AN UNSATISFACTORY HALF DAY ON 8 APRIL. A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION (WHICH SHOULD ALLOW AN EXTRA 24 HOURS IN PEKING AND TRAVEL TO TAISHAN ON 6 APRIL) WOULD BE TO FLY DIRECT FROM JINAN TO HONG
KONG ON 8 APRIL. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN AN AIRCRAFT FROM THE CHINESE FOR THIS PURPOSE, BEARING IN MIND THAT
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