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Commonwealth Co-ordination Department,

29 July, 1969.

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Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Please refer to my letter of 17 April about the possibility of a delegation from the U.K. Branch of the C.P.A. visiting Hong Kong later this year.

2. The invitation from the Hong Kong Branch was forth- coming and the visit is now scheduled to take place from 22 to 26 October as the last part of a tour covering the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands and the New Hebrides. The proposed flight details are:

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22 October:

26 October:

Port Moresby to Hong Kong by flight QF 286 (E.T.A. 21.25 hours)

Hong Kong to London by flight BA 925 (E.T.D. 21.30 hours)

The delegation consists of:

Leader:

Members:

Rt. Hon. Miss Margaret Herbison, M.P. (Labour: Lanarkshire North)

Mr. Brian Harrison, M.P. (Conservative: Maldon)

Mr. Norman Haseldine, M.P. (Labour: Bradford West)

Mr. B. Godman Irvine, M.P. (Conservative: Rye)

Copy to:

. S. Carter, Esq., Hong Kong Department

M. P. V. Hannam, Esq.,

Hong Kong.

(H. Carr)

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