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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 462 OF 14 MAY. 1974
YOUR TELNO 512: VISIT OF MR HEATH.
1. SATURDAY EVENING. RESTAURANT THAT SIR T KITSON HAS IN MIND IS AT THE BOTTOM OF LEE GARDENS HOTEL. HOWEVER IF CHARLES LOW HAS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN MIND, NO OBJECTION FROM THIS END, COULD THE DRINKS PARTY START AT 7.50 P.M.
2. SUNDAY EVENING. DURING Y K PAO'S RECENT VISIT, MR HEATH ACCEPTED INVITATION TO DINE WITH HIM TO MEET CHINESE BUSINESSMEN, SINCE PARTY WILL BE VISITING THE ARMY ON THE TUESDAY, HE HOPES SIR EDWIN BRAMALL WILL EXCUSE HIM FROM THE DINNER ENGAGEMENT ON SUNDAY. NUMBER WHO WILL ATTEND Y K PAO'S DINNER MOT YET KNOWN. REMAINING MEMBERS OF PARTY ARE CONTENT TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON ARRIVAL,
3. TUESDAY. IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT TRANSPORT ALL MALE MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN VISIT TO THE ARMY, THAT IS, MR HEATH, SIR T KITSON, SIR B WARREN, HURD, WALDEGRAVE AND TROWBRIDGE. BUT IF ONLY ONE HELICOPTER AVAILABLE, PROBABLY MR HEATH SIR T KITSON AND HURD,
4. SIR T AND LADY KITSON WILL STAY ELSWEHERE (WITH HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK),
5. MR HEATH HOPES TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME SHOPPING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
6. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FOR THE VISIT? WE ESTIMATE THREE CARS WILL BE NEEDED PLUS LUGGAGE TRANSPORT.
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