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HIGH COMMISSION.
3. IN HONG KONG SHE HAS ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO BE TAKEN,
ON A TOUR OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES UP TO THE CHINESE FRONTIERS.
4. NO SPECIFIC HELP IS REQUESTED IN MELBOURNE OR IN TOKYO.
IN THE LATTER SHE IS GOING ON A CONDUCTED TOUR.
5. WE HAVE TOLD HER THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR MISSIONS
TO MAKE SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT HER AROUND SYDNEY AND CANBERRA,
PARTICULARLY AT THE WEEKEND. IF NOT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR
YOU TO ARRANGE SUITABLE PRIVATE TOURS COMMERCIALLY? SHE IS
PARTICULARLY KEEN TO SEE THE OPERA HOUSE. AS FAR AS HONG KONG IS CONCERNED WE HAVE SAID THAT THE PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ARRANGE SOMETHING. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS WOULD
BE POSSIBLE.
6. BARONESS BURTON IS DEPARTING SOUTHAMPTON BY SEA ON 3
AUGUST, AND WE WANT TO NOTIFY HER BEFORE THEN OF WHAT ARRANGEMENTS.
ARE POSSIBLE.
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