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30 APR 974

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TO ROUTINE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 484 OF 30 APRIL.

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FOLLOWING FOR RT HON EDWARD HEATH FROM GOVERNOR, HONG KONG.

1. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE. WE WILL BE DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU AND YOUR PARTY.

2. 1 COULD PUT UP 6 IN ALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AND WOULD GLADLY DO SO, BUT ASSUME FROM YOUR 3RD SENTENCE YOU WOULD PREFER TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION. IF 50 GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

3. WITH REGARD TO PROGRAMME I WOULD GLADLY ARRANGE WHATEVER YOU WANT IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW. I SUGGEST SOMETHING ALONG FOLLOWING LINES:-

(X) SATURDAY. NORMAL ROUTINE WOULD BE FOR PARTY TO ARRIVE AT FRONTIER ABOUT NOON BY TRAIN FROM CANTON. IF SO I SUGGEST YOU ALL COME TO FANLING LODGE, TEN MINUTES DRIVE FROM FRONTIER FOR LUNCH AND SWIM.

(11) THEREAFTER WEEK-END FREE FOR UNOFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ARRANGE ANYTHING, E.G. SAILING, A MEAL WITH YK PAO OR HAROLD LEE, DRINKS WITH CHARLES LOW, OR ANYONE ELSE? (111) MONDAY. A) FROM 9.30 SELF AND/OR OFFICIALS AVAILABLE FOR BRIEFING, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE TIME TO TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE. HOPE YOU WILL ALSO AGREE TO HALF-HOUR HELICOPTER TRIP TO SEE NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL AND HOUSING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

B) 11.30 MEET SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER AND BUSINESS MEN.

C) 12.45 LUNCH WITH UMELCO

D) 14.30 MEET URBAN COUNCIL (I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD AGREE TO THIS).

E) 17.15 PRESS CONFERENCE AT BEACONSFIELD HOUSE (IE GOVERNMENT OFFICE)

F) 20.15 QUIET DINNER AT G.H.

G) 21.45 LEAVE FOR AIRPORT AND TAKE OFF AT 22.30

4. THERE WOULD BE TIME TO FIT IN FURTHER ENGAGEMENTS IF YOU WOULD LIKE THIS, E.G.:

A) MEETING ABOUT CORRUPTION WITH COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION

(BETWEEN (B) AND (C) ABOVE)

B) INFORMAL VISIT TO A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL (BETWEEN (D) AND (E)

ABOVE)

5. I THINK 4(8) WOULD BE TOLERABLY AMUSING AS WELL AS GOOD PR.

6. I AM SENDING A COPY OF THIS TO ANDREW STUART OF HK DEPT OF FCO IN CASE YOUR STAFF WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS DETAILS WITH HIM.

MACLEHOSE.

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SENT AT 3011452 NCG