TNAG-0277-FCO40-313-Visits-of-Ministers-from-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 21

EDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

NO. 551

RESTRICTED

TO HONG KONG

22 AUGUST, 1975 (SEND)

Ms3/508/2

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TEL NO. 551 OF. 22. AUG AND TO PHNOM PENH. AND BAMOKOK REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO TOKYO.

MR. ROYLE PROPOSES TO VISIT HONG KONG, CAMBODIA, AND THAILAND -- OCTOBER. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. ROYLE AND HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR. ROYLE'S PARTY HOPE TO TRAVEL VIA TOKYO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN INAUGURAL BOAC FLIGHT TO JAPAN ACROSS SIBERIA, MUT THIS IS NOT YET FIRM. WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TO TOKYO ABOUT THIS ASPECT, THEREAFTER THE TENTATIVE ITINERARY WOULD BE AS FOLLOMO. FRIDAY, 9 OCTOBER, DEPART TOKYO 6932 HOURS BY FLIGHT NO. CK 561 DO! HONG KONG 1350 HOURS.

TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER. DEPART HONG KONG 1650 HOURS BY FLIGHT NO. ME 297 DUE PHNOM PENH 1765 HOURS.

MURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER. DEPART PHNOM PENH 1226 HOURS BY FLIGHT NO, 600 DUE BANGKOK 1316 HOURS,

FRIDAY, 23 OR SATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER RETURN TO LONDON.

2. WOULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE LIKELY

TO BE CONVENIENT OR. WHETHER YOU FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTY? THE VISIT

TO PHNOM PENS WILL OF COURSE BE DEPENDENT ON THERE BEING NO SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF THE CAMBODIAN SITUATION (TO DANGKOK ONLY). THE MAI FOREIGN MINISTER AT THE TIME OF THE SEATO COUNCIL MEETING

HANILA INVITED MR. AND MRS. ROYLE TO VISIT THAILAND AS GOVERMENT GUESTS. WOULD YOU PLEASE ARRANGE TO CLEAR WITH THE THAIS THAT THE MAVITATION IS CONFIRMED AND THE DATES PROPOSED ARE ACCEPTABLE. (TO ALL) 3. SIR L. MONSON WILL ACCOMPANY MR. ROYLE DURING HIS STAV IN HONG KONG, TRAVELLING THERE DIRECT. WILFORD WILL ACCOMPANY KIN TO CAMBODIA AND THAILAND, BUT IF THE ARRANGEMENT TO TRAVEL VIA JAPAN 1S CONFIRMED HE WILL BE WITH THE PARTY THROUGHOUT.

DOUGLAS-HOME,

FILES:

S.E.A.D.

H.K.D.

F.E.D.

MR. WILFORD

P.S. TO P.U.S. P.S. TO MR. ROYLE P.S. TO S.OF S.

PESTRICTED

LAST

802.

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