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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 123 OF 29TH JANUARY, 1973.

MY TELNO 112: LABOUR PARTY DELEGATION.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM ME TO MR CALLAGHAN.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND YOUR PARTY ON FEBRUARY 8TH. I

WOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW WHAT ARRANGEMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO MAKE

FOR YOU:-

A) EVENING OF 8TH. HONG KONG BANK ARE GIVING A COCKTAIL PARTY FOR

YOU. THEREAFTER WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ARRANGE A DINNER OUT FOR YOU, OR TO HAVE A QUIET EVENING? SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY HAS SUGGESTED TO A

MR ROBERTS THAT YOU SHOULD DINE WITH HIM IN BUT MANY ALTERNATIVE

POSTS ARE OF COURSE AVAILABLE, REGRET I MYSELF HAVE A LONG STANDING

ENGAGEMENT.

B) FRIDAY 9TH. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ARRANGE A PROGRAMME OR TO BE LEFT

FREE? I WILL GIVE A DINNER FOR YOU THAT NIGHT. I SHOULD WELCOME A

TALK SOMETIME.

MACLENOSE

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