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いし PROVIDE STATIONERY ETC.

(D) PLACE A XEROX OR OTHER REPRODUCTION MACHINE AT THE CS'S

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(E) MAKE AVAILABLE 3 SHORTHAND-TYPISTS.

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18. ENTERTAINMENT & THE CS WILL HOST A RECEPTION MIDWEEK AND ASKS WHETHER HK COULD PROVIDE SOMETHING SIMILAR ON THE OPENING DAY, COULD WE ALSO CONSIDER AN OUTING (A LAUNCH PICNIC?) TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK FOR DELEGATES?

11. THE CS WOULD VERZ MUCH LIKE MR JORDAN DCI TO OPEN THE SEMINAR. XX IS HE WILLING AND FREE TO DO SO ON 9 MAY 1977 AT 1500 HOURS?

12. THE CS HOPES TO SEND SOMEONE A WEEK BEFORE THE SEMINAR COMMENCES TO FINALISE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE HK OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEMINAR.

13. I UNDERSTAND THAT LETTERS REGARDING THE SEMINAR WIH AN OUTLINE AGENDA HAVE JUST BEEN SENT FROM THE CS TO COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. A LETTER HAS ALS BEEN SENT TO PROK (ESCAP) INVITING NON-COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OF THE ASIAN REGION TO ATTEND AT THEIR OWN (OR ESCAP) EXPENSE.

14. I REITERATE THAT THSE ARE ALL PRELIMINARY IDEAS AT THIS STAGE. THERE IS A FURTHR MEETING OF GENEVA BASED COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPING COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES ON THURSDAY 3 MARCH AT 9900 HOURS AND I WOULD WELCOME A PRELIMINARY REACTION TO THE FOREGOING BEFORE THEN WHICH I CAN PASS ON TO MR SRINIVASACHAR AND OTHERS PRESENT.

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