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TO ROUTINE SAIGON TELEGRAM NO. 14 OF 23 JANUARY/INFO MOSCOW, PEKING, VIENTIANE, PHNOM PENH, GOVERNOR HONG KONG, INFO SAVING WASHINGTON, PARIS, HANOI.

MY TEL NO. 6 AND YOUR TEL 29 TO FCO (NOT TO ALL): VISIT OF

LABOUR PARTY DELEGATION

1. MCNALLY HAS NOW TOLD US THAT, APART FROM THE POLITICAL SIDE, THE DELEGATION WOULD LIKE TO MEET PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH AID AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS OF POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION. HE HAS ALSO TOLD US THE PARTY WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE BOTH IN TERMS OF THEIR PROGRAMME AND ADMINISTRATION (EG. ACCOMMODATION). DETAILED ITINERARY AND FLIGHT TIMES WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS CONFIRMED.

2. GOVERNOR HONG KONG ONLY. THE PARTY ARE DUE TO ARRIVE BY BOAC (FLIGHT TO BE CONFIRMED) AT 13.10 LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY

8 FEBRUARY, DEPARTING 10.10 LOCAL TIME BY AIR CHINA FLIGHT TO SAIGON ON SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY. MR CALLAGHAN HAS PARTICULARLY ASKED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD TALK WITH YOU. THE PARTY HOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HOTEL BOOKINGS COULD BE ARRANGED FOR THEM,

3. VIENTIANE ONLY. YOUR TEL NO. 23. OFFERS OF HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED BY THE DELEGATION,

(VIENTIANE PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI)

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