TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 148

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GR 185

PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT A

FM BCARFE HONG KONG 291010Z

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HKK184/1

RECENT

30 MAR 1978

YEMOEN

PA

No

は

TO PRIORITY SEOUL TELNO ALLOT 2 OF 29 MARCH 1978

INFO DOT (FOR STABLES).

PA

186

See (192

FOR MORRIS FROM WILSON.

I PROPOSE VISITING SEOUL ON WAY TO TOKYO MEETINGS IN MID-APRIL AND

TO ARRIVE KIMPO AT 1850 ON 6 APRIL ON KE604. I CANNOT GIVE PLANNED DATE OF DEPARTURE FOR TOKYO BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG

MY ENVISAGED DISCUSSIONS WITH K AL WILL TAKE.

2. MAIN PURPOSE OF VISIT IS TO PURSUE WITH K AL IDEAS RAISED BY

THEIR DEPUTY REGIONAL MANAGER WHEN HE VISITED ME HERE (MY LETTER CA/25/1 OF 28 FEBRUARY TO STABLES, COPIED TO YOU, REFERS). THOSE IDEAS WERE DISCUSSED HERE BY VISITING DOT UNDER-SECRETARY

(ROGERS) WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON 7 MARCH AND I SHALL BE ATTENDING FURTHER HONG KONG BRIEFING MEETING ON THAT SUBJECT NEXT

WEEK (PROBABLY ON MONDAY 3 APRIL). HOWEVER, AT THIS STAGE I SUGGEST YOU DO NO MORE THAN SET UP FURTHER INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN

MYSELF AND KO CHUNG-SAM ON AFTERNOON OF 7 APRIL. I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT SPECIFY SUBJECT OF MEETING (WHICH I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH EMBASSY ON MORNING OF 7 APRIL) BUT SIMPLY SAY THAT INTENTION WAS TO EXPLORE A LITTLE FURTHER IDEAS HE AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED. IF SUGGESTED DATE PROVES INCONVENIENT TO KO

PLEASE SET UP MEETING ANY TIME EARLY IN FOLLOWING WEEK.

3. CPA WILL BE BOOKING ACCOMMODATION AT PLAZA HOTEL.

MACLEHOSE

ALLOT DISTRIBUTION

MAED

HK & GD

FED.

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