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TELNO 2884
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YOUR TELNO 1672: VISIT OF SIR GEOFFREY HOWE
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WE HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS COMPANIES WITH WHOM SIR GEOFFREY'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH OVER HIS HONG KONG PROGRAMME. A DRAFT OUTLINE PROGRAMME, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS ARRANGEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE, IS IN MIFT. SAM THE TAILOR IS ON STANDBY AND AN APPOINTMENT CAN BE FITTED IN AT SHORT NOTICE AT SIR GEOFFREY'S CONVENIENCE.
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THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF GAPS IN THE PROGRAMME, PRINCIPALLY IN THE AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER AND IN THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER. WE COULD ARRANGE A HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE TERRITORY WHICH WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE SHORTER HELICOPTER TRIP ON MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER WHICH IS BEING ARRANGED BY BALFOUR BEATTY. BRIEFINGS ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT AND THE RECENT ELECTION COULD ALSO BE ARRANGED IF SIR GEOFFREY WANTED. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF HE WOULD LIKE THIS, AND IF SO WHEN.
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MOST OF THE LUNCH AND DINNER SLOTS ARE TAKEN UP. I WOULD
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY OF A QUIET DINNER WITH SIR GEOFFREY AND LADY HOWE ON THE EVENING OF THEIR ARRIVAL IF THEY WOULD LIKE.
DINNER ON THE EVENING OF THEIR DEPARTURE LOOKS AS IF IT WILL BE A VERY BRIEF AFFAIR, AFTER THE RECEPTION HOSTED BY JONES DAY AND BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE FOR THE AIRPORT. THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER IS STILL FREE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD, I AM SURE, BE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER A SMALL DINNER IF SIR GEOFFREY WOULD WISH. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF SIR GEOFFREY WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE THIS POSSIBILITY FURTHER.
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LUNCH AND THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER ARE FREE AFTER SIR GEOFFREY'S RETURN FROM CHINA. I KNOW THAT SIR GEOFFREY
HAS OFFERED TO MOVE INTO A HOTEL AFTER RETURNING FROM CHINA FOR HIS LAST NIGHT IN HONG KONG. PLEASE ASSURE HIM THAT HE AND LADY
HOWE WOULD BE MOST WELCOME TO RETURN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. NATASHA AND I MAY WELL BE AT FANLING LODGE, BUT, EVEN IF WE ARE, SIR GEOFFREY AND LADY HOWE WOULD BE VERY WELCOME TO RELAX AT GH. MOREOVER, THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER HAS OFFERED TO
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