TNAG-0337-FCO40-373-Visit-of-the-Chancellor-of-the-Duchy-of-Lancaster--Sir-Geoff-1972 — Page 98

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Registry No. HKK 3/548/12

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2716452

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Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

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PRIVACY MARKING

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En Clair.

Code Cypher

Draft Telegram to:- Governor Hong

No.

619

Kong

(Day) 17/7

Aid to:-

Repeat to:-

Saving to:-

Distribution:-

No distribution Please return to K 271

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CONFIDENTIAL

2716452

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

telegram No. NO DIST BUTION

And to

CYPHER

repeated for information

Saving to

My telegram to Bangkok No 491 of 24 June

Personal for Governor from Laird

VISIT BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER

1. Now that the Prime Minister will not be visiting

Hong Kong in September, we have been asked to give

some thought to Mr Rippon including some official

discussions on the EEC during his private visit

to Hong Kong from 10-15 September.

2.

We realise you yourself will only arrive back

However, if you

in Hong Kong on 10 September.

agree, Mr Rippon might spend the first three days

of his visit with personal friends and begin his

Ministerial programme on Thursday 14 September.

In the course of Thursday he would hope to have

talks with those concerned with our entry to the

/Community

CONFIDENT IAL

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