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TO PRIORITY THE HAGUE TELNO 1 OF 12 JULY ANFO PRIORITY COVERNOR HONG KONG F C O AND UKKIS GENEVA (FOR DORVARD/PEARSON) INFO SAVING UKREP BRUSSELS.

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ITINERARY FOR HONG KONG REPRESENTATIONS IN COMMUNITY CAPITALS.

MY TELMO 45

1. SINCE MY. FULL ITINERARY IS FIRMING UP I SHOULD NOW LIKE TO RESCHEDULE MY VISIT TO THE HAGUE TO DELIVER THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIONS. THIS WAS NOT EFFECTED ON 13 JULY OVING TO DIFFICULTIES ON THE DUTCH SIDE.

2. WE AGREED THAT THE PEOPLE I SHOULD SEE WERE BARON VAN GEEN (MFA), BOEKSTAAL AND KLINKENBERGH (MEA), WE FELT THAT THE KEY MAN WAS BOEKSTAAL, WHOM I IN FACT MET IN THE SAME CONTEXT DURING THE BRITISH ENTRY NEGOTIATIONS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME TO THE HAGUE ON 26 JULY (OR POSSIBLY ON ONE OR TWO ALTERNATIVE DATES THEREABOUTS), EVEN IF IT IS ONLY BOEKSTAAL WHO IS PERSONALLY AVAILABLE.

3. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ONCE AGAIN ASSIST HONG KONG BY ENDEAVOURING TO MAKE SOME SUCH ARRANGEMENT AS THE ABOVE ON MY BEHALF.

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