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MATTERS (AND I WOULD IN ANY EVENT FEEL THAT THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT PROCEDURE), BUT IF MR. BENSON IS LIKELY TO BE PRESSED HEAVILY RATHER THAN DELICATELY ON ANY PARTICULAR POINT, I WOULD THINK IT BETTER TO GIVE THE DEPT OF FINANCE ADVANCE NOTICE OF THIS.
5. WITH REGARD TO YOUR RETAINING STITT, HE HAS CHANGED HIS PLANS SLIGHTLY. HE WILL NOW DE LEAVING FOR MADRID ON 3 APRIL AND EXPECTS
HE DOES TO STAY ABOUT FOUR DAYS, THEN HE IS GOING ON TO LONDON.
NOT YET KNOW FOR HOW LONG HE WILL BE IN LONDON BUT EXPECTS TO BE FREE TO TRAVEL DIRECT TO HONG KONG FROM LONDON IN ONE-AND-A-HALF TO TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. HE WILL CABLE YOU DIRECT WHEN HE HAS A FIRM ARRIVAL DATE. HE CONSIDERS IT ADVISABLE THAT HE SHOULD ALSO VISIT TOKYO TO CONSULT THE D.N.R. PEOPLE THERE AND WE SAID WE WERE SURE YOU WOULD BE GUIDED BY HIM ON THIS. HE CONSIDERS REPRESENTATIVE COSTINGS, PROVIDED THEY ARE THOSE PRESENTED TO D.N.R., SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT BUT IF HE REQUIRES ANYTHING ELSE HE WILL CONTACT YOU
DIRECT.
6.
STITT ESTIMATES THE COST OF HIS SERVICES AT BETWEEN U.S. DOLLARS THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND, DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF HIS STAY, PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL TRAVEL COSTS ARISING FROM HIS TRAVELLING DIRECT
FROM LONDON.
FCO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG AND ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA.
SIR C CROWE
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT
N.A.C.D.
TRADE POLICY DEPT
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