TNAG-0277-FCO40-313-Visits-of-Ministers-from-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 13

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LITTER

BR. P. JEFFS,

P.8. to P.U.5, for

1. MCCLUNEY

P.3. TO S. F s.

Defence for the R.N.

M.O.D.

Would you please refer to your letter dated

13 August to Simcock at No.10, outlining the proposals

for Mr. Peter Kirk's visit to Bahrain and the Far East

from 25 September to 9 October and copied to

John Brown for prior Foreign and Commonwealth Office

approval.

2. As you already know from our telephone

conversation of 10 September, there is no Foreign and

Commonwealth Office objection in principle to the

proposed visit as outlined in Simcɔck's letter. We

have telegraphed the posts, who have agreed that the

dates proposed are convenient.

However, H.M.

Ambassador, Kuala Lumpur has recommended that,

although a visit to Kuala Lumpur would be useful,

a day-visit would seem preferable as there are no

naval-sales questions which could be usefully raised

at this time. A lunch at which Mr. Kirk will be able

to meet appropriate Halaysian representatives ia ales

being arranged and CINCFE will adjuat Mr. Kirk's

programme in Singapore to fit in with this timing.