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LINIO A SIGHTY NO.151

19 OCT 1979

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

TELNO.1453 OF 18 OCTOBER.

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PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, HKGD, FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO.838 : CABLE AND WIRELESS.

HER 194/1.

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19 OCT 1979

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1. I AM GOING STRAIGHT INTO HOSPITAL ON ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON NOVEMBER 16 AND WILL NOT BE COMING OUT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. MY PLANS THEREAFTER ARE UNCERTAIN BUT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO ASSUME I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON.

2. SIR JACK CATER IS AT PRESENT ON LEAVE IN THE U.K AND WILL BE MAKING HIMSELF AVAILABLE FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE RETURNING HERE, BUT HE HAS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM HITHERTO.

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3. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH HADDON-CAVE, AND RECOMMEND THAT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WE PURSUE THIS BY TELEGRAM AND SEE WHERE WE GET TO.

IF EVENTUALLY IT PROVES NECESSARY HADDON-CAVE WOULD MAKE A SPECIAL

TRIP TO THE U.K.

4. THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY WRITE INTO A TELEGRAM THE POINTS THEY WISH TO PUT TO ME.

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