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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 735 OF 30/8 1972

YOUR TEL. NO. 780: MR. RIPPON'S VISIT

1. MR. RIPPON WAS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER OF HELP.

2. MR. RIPPON WILL BE STAYING PRIVATELY WITH FRIENDS FOR THE

FIRST PART OF THE VISIT. WE WILL TELEGRAPH HIS ADDRESS LATER.

3. PLEASE MAKE BOOKINGS AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL FOR MR. RIPPON

FOR THE NIGHT OF 14 SEPTEMBER AND FOR MR. PAKENHAM FOR THE

NICHTS OF 10 TO 14 SEPTEMBER INCLUSIVE. MR. RIPPON SHOULD

RECEIVE SUBSISTENCE FOR 14 AND 15 SEPTEMBER AND MR. PAKENHAM

FOR THE WHOLE VISIT TO HONG KONG. MR. RIPPON WOULD ALSO BE

GRATEFUL IF A CAR COULD BE PLACED AT HIS DISPOSAL FOR THESE

TWO DAYS.

4. WE CONFIRM THAT MR. RIPPON WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG AT

20.40 HOURS BY FLIGHT ML 568 ON 10 SEPTEMBER. HE WILL BE LEAVING FOR SINGAPORE AT 15.35 HOURS ON 15 SEPTEMBER BY FLIGHT

ML 637.

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