TNAG-0782-FCO40-986-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 42

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TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK

TELNO 9 OF 11 DECEMBER

AND TO DOT AND BCARFE HONG KONG

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FCO TELNO 916, BANGKOK ALLOT 9 AND BCARFE ALLOT 28: THAILAND/ BRUNEI ASA.

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1. HAVE DEFERRED COMMENT PENDING REACTIONS TO BCARFE'S POINTS IN ALLOT 28. UNDOUBTEDLY THERE ARE PROBLEMS TO HOLDING TALKS HERE BUT EXPECT THESE CAN BE OVERCOME TO A GREATER OR LESSER DEGREE DEPENDING ON WHAT ASSISTANCE BRUNEI GOVT. CAN BE PERSUADED TO GIVE.

2. IF SUITABLE FURNITURE CAN BE BORROWED CONFERENCE ROOM CAN BE SET UP IN THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE IN TOWN, ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT OWN SECRETARIAL RESOURCES FROM RBA, ON SAVE FLOOR AS OUR OFFICE. TELEX COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE AT HIGH COMMISSION ONE AND

A HALF MILES AWAY.

3. HOTEL ACCOMODATION WHILE NOT OF NORMAL INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

PROBABLY ADEQUATE.

4. WITH REGARD TO ENTERTAINMENT EITHER I (OR PERHAPS BRUNE I GOVERNMENT) COULD GIVE DINNER FOR THE DELEGATES,

5. MUTUALLY CONVENIENT DATES ARE NOT SO READILY OBVIOUS. ALTHOUGH LEE TOLD BCARFE ANY TIME AFTER MID JANUARY WOULD BE CONVENIENT HE IS TIED UP EVERY OTHER TUESDAY INCLUDING 16 AND 30 JANUARY WITH

LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ALSO MONDAY 29 TH IS PUBLIC HOLIDAY

FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR,

6. IN CIRCUMSTANCES, PERHAPS POSITION COULD BE EXPLAINED TO DR CHITT IF HE IS CONTENT TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT FACILITIES WE CAN OFFER I SHALL SEEK THE SULTAN'S APPROVAL TO THE TALKS TAKING PLACE IN BRUNEI, TO RESOLVE THE DATE ISSUE COULD WE SUGGEST 5/6 FEBRUARY (IF THIS IS CONVENIENT TO BCARFE) WITH 22/23 JANUARY AS SECOND CHOICE.

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