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YOUR TELNOS 3861 AND 3862: VISIT OF LORD FERRERS
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THE MINISTER HAS SEEN THE PROGRAMME AND IS DELIGHTED WITH THESE ARRANGEMENTS. AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM SINGAPORE TELNOS 479 AND 481, THE 2-DAY PROGRAMME IN SINGAPORE MEANS WE CAN NOW CONFIRM THE ARRIVAL TIME OF 1645 ON 4 JANUARY BY SQ 60.
2. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINOR POINTS WHICH LORD FERRERS HAS QUERIED ON WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS. MAY WE ASSUME THAT THE ADC WILL MEET AT THE AIRPORT? ARE THE TIMES FOR SUNDAY FOR ACTUAL PICK UP AND DROP OFF AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL? (IE 1045 AND 1600.) THE MINISTER WOULD ALSO PREFER WHERE POSSIBLE, LENGTHIER BREATHING SPACES BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS. HE MENTIONED IN PARTICULAR, MONDAY 6 JANUARY WHEN THERE IS ONLY A SHORT BREAK, AFTER A FULL DAY'S PROGRAMME, BEFORE HIS MEETING WITH YOU. IS IT POSSIBLE PERHAPS TO SHORTEN SOME OF THE CALLS?
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