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TO DESKBY 11010OZ BTC HONG KONG
TELNO 131
OF 09173OZ JULY 92
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PERSONAL FOR SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER FROM CHIEF CLERK
YOUR LETTER OF 9 JULY AND YOUR TELNO 198: FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL
1.
Zabeth
IN VIEW OF THE POINTS YOU HAVE RAISED, AND THE NEED TO MINIMISE DELAY, I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU WERE TO COME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO TALK ALL THIS THROUGH HERE. WE WILL PAY YOUR AIR FARE. THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO DEAL COMPREHENSIVELY WITH BOTH THE CONSULATE GENERAL DESIGN, AND THE WIDER QUESTION OF THE BTC'S OBJECTIVES AND HOW THEY WILL MESH WITH PLANNING FOR THE NEW BUILDING.
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GIVEN LEAVE PLANS AT THIS END, THE BEST TIME FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW WOULD BE IF YOU COULD BE HERE FOR MEETINGS BEFORE THE END OF NEXT WEEK EG ON 16 AND 17 JULY. THE MAIN DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE WITH HUM, OED AND HKD. I WOULD ALSO ENVISAGE A CALL ON THE PUS.
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