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FP HONG KONG

LIKE 006 14

2 2 NOV 1979

COD.DENTIAL

302 200

FROM FCO 1917152

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

INDE

평반

TELEGRAM NUMBER HK1280 CE İS NOVELSE

FOR FS FROM MACLEHOSE.

Draft + 1 HKGO

HKGD (e

As Batchie

129

RIMR

122/11 £22.4

P.A

48A

N Willanzon - this

was sent before the

Governor's operation; the

has now been forbidden to

Ger.

January.

come to hondon until WE SPOKE ABOUT A POSSIBLE MEETING IN EARLY DECEMBER TO DISCUSS YOUR BUDGET PLANS. I VERY MUCH WANT TO DO THIS. OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD

BE CONVENIENT IF THIS COULD DE SYNCHRONISED WITH ANY TALKS ABOUT THE

GARRISON IF AT A STAGE AT WHICH YOU AND I SHOULD PARTICIPATE.

2. THE SURGEON THINKS I WOULD BE GOOD FOR AN EASY DAY OR TWO IN LONDON AS FROM 10 DECEMBER, OR POSSIBLY EARLIER, IE ON 6 OR 7, BUT LATTER WILL BE UNCERTAIN UNTIL ABOUT NOVEMBER 27 WHEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER FIRM DATES FOR LONDON.

3. ONCE I LEAVE LONDON FOR SCOTLAND THE SURGEON RECOMMENDS STAYING TIERE FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS WITHOUT FURTHER TRAVEL, AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

4. 1 WOULD BE FIT TO SEE YOU AT THIS HOSPITAL (I HAVE A PRIVATE ROOM) ANY TIME FROM 3 DECEMBER.

5. DEFORE I LEFT HONG KONG THE FCO ENQUIRED WHEN I WOULD DE AVAILABLE TO SEE MR DLAKER: IF THIS IS ARRANGED WHEN YOU ARE IN LONDON I HOPE YOU WILL ACCOMPANY ME.

C. THE OBJECT OF THIS TELEGRAM IS TO ASK YOU, IN THE LIGHT OF ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MR BLAKER'S PROGRAMME FROM BRAY, WHEN THE BUDGET AND GARRISON ARE LIKELY TO BE READY FOR DISCUSSION, AND WHETHER THIS COULD BE FITTED IN WITH MEETING MR BLAKER SUBJECT TO PARAS 2, 3 AND 4 ABOVE. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY BY ABOUT THE END OF THIS WEEK.

7. (FROM BRAY) BLAKER WILL BE BACK IN LONDON THROUGHOUT DECEMBER BUT FCC DO NOT YET KNOW WHEN MOD WILL BE READY TO HOLD MEETINGS. I A TO RING CAS TO SEE IF HE CAN THROW FURTHER LIGHT ON DATES BUT FIRST NEED TO CATCH UP ON TELEGRAMS.

8. PLEASE SHOW JACK CATER.

CARRINGTON