TNAG-0777-FCO40-981-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 152

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR BCARFE) TELNO ALLOT 25 OF 1 FEBRUARY

FOR WILSON FROM LELLO.

YOUR LETTER 27 JANUARY 1978 TO ME: UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.

WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE FCO THAT THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR JOHN DUNN HENNINGS, WILL BE TAKING UP HIS POST IN EARLY APRIL AND NO DATES HAVE YET BEEN ARRANGED FOR HIS UK BRIEFING. WE HAVE EXPRESSED OUR INTEREST IN SEEING HIM.

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THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT ISSUES AS YET UNDECIDED AND ANY BRIEFING GIVEN NOW COULD WELL BE OUT OF DATE BY APRIL. YOU MAY THEREFORE PREFER TO DEFER YOUR VISIT UNTIL NEARER THE TIME OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER, WHEN PERHAPS YOU COULD EVEN BE ON HAND TO MEET HIM.

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