TNAG-0368-FCO40-414-Visits-of-UK-Government-Ministers-to-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 178

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 188150Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 31 OF 10TH JANUARY, 1973.

DEFENCE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HONG KONG.

ACCOMMODATION

WE ARE PLANNING TO PUT UP:

(A)

AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

LORD AND LADY CARRINGTON

NAIRNE

GROVES

ANDREW

WILFORD

REGISTRY NO.51 19JANIW3

(B)

WITH COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES

(C)

MAJOR GENERAL DOUGLAS-WITHERS

WITH COMMODORE

COMMODORE WEIR

(D) AT HOTEL CARAVELLE

BELL

SQN LDR GIBSON

DUNMORE

112KK 3/548/3

mi

2.

MRS SHEPPARD

MISS SLADE

*

Ref.

со

(B) AND (C) ARE FIVE MINUTES, AND (D) TEN MINUTES, FROM

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

PROGRAMME

3.

THURSDAY 25TH JANUARY

MY WIFE AND I WILL NOT RETURN FROM JAPAN TILL AFTER 10.00 P.M., SO C.B.F. WILL MEET AND BRING PARTY AT PARA. 1(A) ABOVE TO

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. QUIET DINNER.

FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY.

10.00 A.M. TO 5 P.M. WITH THE SERVICES. SMALL DINNER PARTY

WITH CBF IN THE EVENING.

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a.