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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 225 OF 5 MARCH,/INFO TOKYO.
YOUR TEL NO 128 TO FCO: VISIT OF MINISTER FOR TRADE.
AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM TOKYO TEL NO 115 TO ME REPEATED TO YOU, SIR GEOFFREY AND LADY HOWE'S JAPANESE VISIT WILL END ON WEEK- END OF 28/29 APRIL. THEY WOULD PROPOSE IF THIS IS CONVENIENT TO YOU TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG ON 30 APRIL AND LEAVE BY BA 917 AT 21.00 ON WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY. THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY S L EDWARDS, UNDER-SECRETARY OF COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND EXPORTS DIVISION 2. DTI, AND A J NIEDUSZYNSKI, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER.
2. WE SHOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE SUGGESTED PROGRAMME IN TIME FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE MINISTER IN WEEK BEGINNING 12 MARCH. MINISTER HAS ASKED THAT TIME SHOULD BE FOUND FOR HIM AND LADY HOWE TO HAVE A MEAL WITH TWO BARRISTER FRIENDS OF THEIRS, MR AND MRS MILES
JACKSON LIPKIN.
3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE IN GOOD TIME THE LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION MENTIONED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR REF TEL.
4. PLEASE PASS COPY TO BTC.
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