TNAG-0834-FCO40-1042-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Office-seminar-on-the-future-of-Bri-1979 — Page 264

Quaprill

Mr Quantrill Mr McLaren

SEMINAR ON DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

1.

Reference HKG 025/4.

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Last Tuesday Miss Clyne of the IDS gave me some figures on the telephone. She promised immediate confirmation by letter but this has not yet arrived.

2. The basic figures for my estimate are:

IDS Bed and breakfast

Canteen lunch

Private lunch/dinner

Conference Room

IDS incidentals

1st class rail fare

London/Brighton

2nd 10

#1

#1

£

5.00

1.50

5.00

50.00

150.00

4.69 (single) 3.13

3. The original suggestion to IDS of a seminar for 30 people staying 2 nights with all meals privately catered for would cost in the region of £1,500. This would, I understand, be unacceptable to the planners who only have a budget of £6,000 for 10 seminars this year.

4. I suggest therefore that we plan on a seminar for 25 people starting on the Monday at 3 p.m. and finishing Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The costs would be:

Bed and breakfast

(one night)

£125.00

Canteen lunch

37.50

Dinner

125.00

Conference Room

50.00

IDS incidentals

150.00

Travel at £10 per head

250.00

Incidentals

112.50 ?

Total cost

£850.00

The planners have delegated authority to approve costs for seminars and a minute should be sent to them and not to PSD.

CODE 18-77

15 January 1979

Juthany lle

A E Clarke

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Hong Kong and General Department

she letter from Miss Clyne as the now arrived and is attached below. It quotes somewhat higher price, then those given alove.

2. Since the seminar is prima carly, a public relations

exercise