TNAG-0102-FCO40-138-Visit-to-Hong-Kong-by-Lord-Shepherd-1967 — Page 68

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OUT TO HONG KONG TELNO 2025 OF 3/10 CYPHER CAT A UNIT 3 MERCER IMMEDIATE

OUT TO KUALA LUMPUR 1011

OUT TO H C SINGAPORE 914 BOTH ROUTINE

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CONFIDENTIAL

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 2025 OF 3 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO KUALA LUMPUR, HIGH COMMISSIONER SINGAPORE.

IS YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1460

LORD SHEPHERD'S VISIT

NEWS DEPARTMENT PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING PRESS NOTICE ON LORD SHEPHERD'S VISIT. DETAILS OF HIS PROGRAMME WILL BE GIVEN IN ANSWER TO PRESS ENQUIRIES LATER.

QUOTE LORD SHEPHERD, MINISTER OF STATE, COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, IS TO MAKE A FAMILIARISATION TOUR OF THE FAR EAST, VISITING KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE,

HE WILL LEAVE LONDON ON TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER FOR KUALA LUMPUR, ARRIVING ON 11 OCTOBER. ON 13 OCT HE WILL GO TO HONG KONG AND AFTER ABOUT A WEEK IN THE COLONY WILL GO ON TO SINGAPORE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.K. UNQUOTE.

2. WE SUGGEST YOU ISSUE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH US. PLEASE INDICATE BY 10.00 HRS BST WHETHER YOU AGREE AND TIMING OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.

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