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FM B.T.C. HONG KONG 240410Z APR

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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER BTC 50 OF 4 APRIL, 1980.

FOR RESIDENT CLERK.

10/4.

1. TELEGRAM NO. DOELB 040 OF 3 APRIL (RECEIVED TODAY) FROM PAULA GRIFFITHS, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT INFORMS ME THAT ARRIVAL HERE OF HER MINISTER, MR NORMAN FOWLER, HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY 24

HOURS TO SATURDAY APRIL 5.

2. WE ARE TOLD THAT MRS FOWLER'S ARRIVAL IS ALSO POSTPONED BY 24

HOURS BUT ''SAME FLIGHT NO'. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT (DOTP) TELEGRAM SRL 301 OF 20 MARCH WHICH GAVE MRS FOWLER'S ETA AS 15.20 ON CX700 BUT CLARK (DOTP) WHO HAS ALREADY ARRIVED TELLS ME THAT MRS FOWLER WILL ARRIVE BY TG610 AT 12.45.

3. AS V.I.P. RECEPTION ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN HAND, GRATEFUL IF DUTY OFFICER AT MARSHAM STREET COULD CONFIRM CORRECT TIME BY 050100Z OR TELEPHONE ME AT MY HOME (5-96701) THIS EVENING APRIL 4TH.

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