TNAG-0360-FCO40-396-Visit-of-HRH-Princess-Alexandra-and-the-Hon-Angus-Ogilvy-to--1972 — Page 158

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 6131452

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIÁL

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 795 OF 1 SEPTEMBER.

RECEIVED IN REGISTY N».51 - 6SEP W/2

HILI(26),

1972

PRIL

27

FROM NORMAN-WALKER

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE :-

QUCTE VISIT OF H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

H.R.H. WILL BE LUNCHING WITII SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE BRITISH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION ON MONDAY 23 OCTOBER, AND WILL ATTEND THE EXHIBITION AFTERWARDS, SHE IS DUE TO LUNCH WITH C.B.F. ON WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER, BUT BECAUSE MANY SENIOR SERVICE OFFICERS

ARE INVOLVED IN A MAJOR EXERCISE, C.B.F. HAS ASKED WHETHER

H.R.H. COULD LUNCH AT FLAGSTAFF HOUSE ON MONDAY 23RD. I SAID

I WOULD PUT THIS TO YOU SO YOU COULD IF YOU WISHED RAISE

IN LONDON,

2. ANY SUCH CHANGE WOULD BE MOST INCONVENIENT. LUNCH ON 23RD

ALLOWS H.R.H. TO MEET B.1.E. PARITICIPANTS BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION (WHICH SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED). I AM THEREFORE RELUCTANT TO ACT ON C.B.F.'S SUGGESTION. HE PUT IT FORWARD IN

A RATHER APOLOGETIC MANNER.

3. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT I CAN TELL C.B.F.

THAT THE PROGRAMME ALREADY AGREED BY H.R.H. SHOULD STAND. I

DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO CAUSE ANY FRICTIONS WITH THE SERVICES

UNQUOTE.

NORMAN WALKER

FILES: PCD HKIOD

Passed to Sir M.M.

CONFIDENTIAL

and copy hept

for him to see.

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