OUTWARD TELEGRAM
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En Clair
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DEPARTMENTAL NO. 1
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FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO NANKING
No. 1078
30th September, 1947. D. 4.20 p.m. 30th September, 1947
Repeated to Singapore No. 2214.
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Your telegram No. 908 [of the 21st September: Parliamentary Delegation].
Parliamentary Delegation left for Hong Kong by service 29F/24 on the 29th September. The following arrangements have been made for the return journey.
2. Whole party leave Hong Kong for Singapore by air on 19F service on the 9th November arriving Singapore on 10th. November. Messrs. McLeavy & Harrison have been booked to United Kingdom on s.s. Glengarry due to leave Singapore on about the 20th November. They have been asked to contact the Office of the Special Commissioner on arrival at Singapore to ascertain exact date.
3. The remainder leave Singapore by air on service 14F on the 13th November. They were told the 12th November but schedule has now been changed. Governor Singapore is arranging accommodation and should be informed of any further alteration. Lord Ammon and Mr.
Lindsay are being booked through to the United Kingdon.
4. Lord Amulree will leave the aircraft at Cairo on the 16th November and proceed to United Kingdom
by air on the 19th November. Cairo are being asked to arrange onward journey to United Kingdom and should be informed of any variation in date of arrival.
5. Mr. Roberts will leave the aircraft at Caloutta on the 14th November. He wishes to leave for Delhi the same day by Indian National Airways and to leave Delhi for United Kingdom on 21st November. I shall be grateful if you will arrange his bookings in India.
6. Mr. Lindsay may wish to break his homeward journey.
He has been informed that this may not be