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FM CANBERRA
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 001
OF 140619Z SEPTEMBER 93
INFO ROUTINE FCO, SYDNEY
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FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM DHC IN HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ABSENCE ON TOUR WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE
CANBERRA TELNO 382: GOVERNOR'S TRAVEL PLANS
SUMMARY
1.
REQUEST TO TRY AND FINALISE DATES FOR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SYDNEY SEMINAR WHICH COULD PROVIDE USEFUL PLATFORM FOR GOVERNOR.
DETAIL
2.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER WONDERS IF THERE IS ANY PROSPECT OF FINALISING DATES SOON FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. THE REASON IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ARRANGE A SEMINAR IN SYDNEY ON INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN RELATIONS AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE TRADE AND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE (TIC) IN MELBOURNE ON 27-28 JANUARY, WHICH IS TO BE ATTENDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. IT HAS OCCURRED TO US THAT, IF THE TIMING FITTED, THE SYDNEY EVENT WOULD PROVIDE YOU WITH AN EXCELLENT PLATFORM.
3. ONE SNAG IS THAT WE DO NOT WANT THE SEMINAR TO OCCUR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TIC, BY WHICH IT MIGHT BE OVERSHADOWED IF IT FELL TOO CLOSE. HOWEVER, IF YOU WERE THINKING OF MAKING A VISIT SLIGHTLY LATER THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN HONG KONG TELNO 1164, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO FIT THE SEMINAR INTO YOUR PROGRAMME.
WE WOULD, THEREFORE, BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION OF YOUR PLANS AS WE ARE UNDER SOME PRESSURE TO GO FIRM ON DATES FOR THE SEMINAR.
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