TNAG-0367-FCO40-413-Visits-of-UK-Members-of-Parliament-to-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 68

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FM BTC HONG KONG 151100Z

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17 OCT 1973

NXK3/5x8

173

TO ROUTINE FCO TEL NO BTC 140 OF 15 OCTOBER INFO PEKING.

LAST

YOUR TELNO 1008 OF 10 OCTOBER.

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PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISIT.

BOOKINGS HAVE BEEN MADE AT MANDARIN HOTEL FOR NIGHTS 30 AND

31 OCTOBER FOR ALL EXCEPT DAME VICKERS.

PROTOCOL WILL MEET ON ARRIVAL AND TRANSPORT TO MANDARIN.

TRAIN BOOKING TO CANTON ON 1 NOVEMBER ARRANGED FOR WHOLE PARTY. PROTOCOL AND THIS OFFICE WILL ARRANGE TRANSPORT TO TRAIN AND SEE THEM ABOARD.

ASSUME PEKING WILL ARRANGE RETURN JOURNEY, INCLUDING PAYMENT. BUT PLEASE CONFIRM.

ARE CHINESE AUTHORITIES PAYING FOR AND BOOKING JOURNEYS

WITHIN CHINA 1.E. FROM CANTON? WE HAVE SO FAR DONE NOTHING ON

THIS. AWAIT YOU FURTHER GUIDANCE ON METHOD OF PAYMENT OF HOTEL BILL. ALTHOUGH PROTOCOL ARE ASSISTING WITH ARRANGEMENTS HONG KONG AUTHORITIES WOULD NOT WISH TO BE INVLOVED IN ANY PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

A COPY OF THIS TELEGRAM HAS GONE TO PROTOCOL.

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PROT & CONFER DEPT

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PARLIANIENTARY UNIT

NEWS

DEPT

SIR D. WATSON

MR WILFORD

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