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1. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN ALSO TONY COWAN AND

JIM MORRISON FOR THE TIMELY AND VALUABLE BRIEF WHICH REACHED US

LAST WEEK. COPIES WERE HANDED TO MEMBERS OF THE PROPOSED MISSION

AT A LONG MEETING WITH MR PARKINSON ON 14 JULY. THEY WILL STUDY

THE BRIEF AND CONSOLIDATE THEIR OWN VIEWS ABOUT BUSINESS MEETINGS

THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME. THEY KNOW THAT

THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY. MFT WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE

MISSIONERS ON 30 OR 31 JULY AS HE HAD NO OTHER GAPS IN HIS DIARY

BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR SOUTH AMERICA ON 5 AUGUST. I REALISE THAT

YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME BEFORE THEN

HOWEVER AND HAVE PRESSED MISSIONERS TO RING IN WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS ABOUT THE PARTICULAR CONTACTS THEY MAY WISH TO MAKE, I WILL

KEEP YOU INFORMED.

2. AS TO YOUR OUTLINE PROGRAMME, THE OPENING DAY PROGRAMME LOOKS

VERY SUITABLE EXCEPT THAT MR REGAN OF CARRINGTON VIYELLA WOULD

HAVE LIKED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE HKTDC DISPLAY BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY. THE LATTER CAN HARDLY BE POSTPONED HOWEVER AND

SUNDAY P.M WOULD BE HIS ONLY OPPORTUNITY. I THINK MISSIONERS, WHO WERE PICKED TO REPRESENT BROAD SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY WILL

HAVE TO RELY ON JUSTICE BEING DONE TO ALL INTERESTS, BY THE EXPERTS ON YOUR ACTION COMMITTEE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MISSIONERS LOCAL

AGENTS AND DESIGNERS WHICH WE WILL CONFIRM SOONEST. WE AGREE WITH

THE REST OF YOUR PARAGRAPH 7.

3. BEFORE COMMENTING ON THE REST OF THE PROGRAMME I MUST

EXPLAIN THAT MFT NOW WISHES TO DEPART HONG KONG ON FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER AFTER ALL, ON FLIGHT BA20 AT 2100 ARRIVING HEATHROW

AT Ø525 ON 6 SEPTEMBER. MOST MISSIONERS AND OFFICIALS WILL

WISH TO RETURN AT SAME TIME., BUT WE STILL AWAIT CONFIRMATION FROM ALL OF THE BUSINESSMEN EXCEPT MR REGAN WHO WILL RETURN WITH MFT. THIS WILL MEAN THAT YOU HAVE ONE EVENING LESS (FRIDAY) AND ONE DAY LESS (SATURDAY) TO COVER IN YOUR PROGRAMME. ALSO THIS SHOULD MEAN THAT YOU WILL NOW HAVE SATURDAY CLEAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR U.K. AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS RICHARD