TNAG-0365-FCO40-411-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-international-organisations-1973 — Page 64

RPS 109

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 290350Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

248

TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 785 OF 29TH JUNE, 1973. INFO ROUTINE ODA

AND PEKING.

1.

OUR SAVING TELEGRAM SS 24/1/5686/46 OF JUNE 25TH TO ODA.

WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS HONG KONG HAS ON OCCASION EFFECTIVELY HEADED THE U.K. DELEGATION TO THE COMMITTEE. LAST YEAR ODA TOOK THE LEAD.

WHILE WE HAVE NO SPECIFIC SUBJECTS TO INCLUDE ON THE AGENDA WE WOULD LIKE TO BE REPRESENTED. IT WOULD HE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD

STATE YOUR INTENTIONS ABOUT HMG'S REPRESENTATION IN ORDER THAT WE

CAN GUAGE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL FOR OUR PARTICIPATION.

2.

WE HAVE HAD NO INDICATION WHETHER CHINA IS LIKELY TO ATTEND.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY EVIDENCE ON THIS.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MACLEHOSE

FILES HKIOD FED

COPIES TO:

HK GOVT OFFICE

CONFIDENTIAL

6 GRAFTON ST W1.

Mr. Andher

U-N

Could we have a

word about

Нисов

thi please.

P.D. Kelles (MH)