HOBBS HAS MEANWHILE REARRANGED YOUR VISITS TO MANCHESTER AND LEEDS AS REQUESTED IN YOUR CREDA 143 OF 12 JULY. HE WILL CONFIRM NEW DATES AT EARLIEST, YOUR OFFICIAL TOUR THEREFORE BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER AT BIRMINGHAM.
4. THE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS IN FIRST FIVE LINES OF YOUR PARA.5 LOOK QUITE SATISFACTORY ALSO. THINK THAT IT WOULD BE SALUTARY FOR THE MISSIONERS, ALTHOUGH TEXTILE MEN, TO BE SHOWN SOMETHING OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN HONG KONG IN THE MAJOR PROJECTS, AS YOU SUGGEST. OTHER SIGHTSEEING PLANS MIGHT AWAIT REPLIES FROM
MISSIONERS ON THEIR PHEFERRED MEETINGS AND FACTORY VISITS. WE AGREE WITH YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS ON MFT'S SPEECHES BUT MUST ALSO
BEAR IN MIND INTERVIEWS AND TIME ALLOWANCES IN THE PROGRAMME FOR THE PRESS AND TV COVERAGE. I WILL DISCUSS PROGRESS WITH JED BAILEY
ABOUT THIS.
5. WE HAVE CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE TEAM. COURTAULDS WILL NOW BE REPRESENTED ON THE TEXTILE SIDE BY MR A.NIGHTINGALE, MAIN BOARD DIRECTOR ON FABRIC SIDE: HE WILL ALSO TRAVEL BOTH WAYS WITH MFT. ALSO MR HAROLD GIBSON THE PROPOSED TRADE UNION MEMBER HAS NOW FREED HIMSELF FROM THE TUC CONFERENCE BY IRREVOCABLY FOREGOING HIS PLACE ON THE CONFERENCE COUNCIL AND MR PARKINSON HAS ACCEPTED HIS NOMINATION IN THE INTERESTS OF PRESERVING GOOD UNION RELATIONS FOR THIS MISSION. THIS AGAIN AFFECTS THE PROGRAMME TO WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR REACTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE YOUR PROPOSAL FOR A VISIT TO THE H.K CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG MIGHT BE A SUITABLE ONE FOR MR GIBSON PROVIDED (A) THAT HE DID NOT SEE IT EARLIER THIS YEAR AND (B) THAT IT IS NOT A CENTRE THAT HE IS
LIKELY TO FIND FAULT WITH.
THE COURTAULDS MISSIONER AND MR GIBSON MAKE THE OFFICIAL TEAM
UP TO TEN TOTAL AND THIS NUMBER OF ROOMS AT MANDARIN HOTEL WILL BE
REQUIRED FROM 31 AUGUST TO 4 SEPTEMBER INCLUSIVE. MR G.R BAILEY WILL BE INFORMATION OFFICER, MR KEITH LONG IS MR PARKINSON'S PRIVATE SECRETARY AND I AM THE D.0.T OFFICIAL. 1 CONFIRM THAT I
AM THE CO-ORDINATION POINT AT THIS END.
AS REGARDS COSTS F.C.O CONSIDER NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY IS REQUIRED OF THEM AND THIS IS THEREFORE NOT A MATTER FOR D.O.T BUT WILL APPARENTLY BE PAID FOR OUT OF YOUR BUDGET. LIKEWISE WHILE WE AGREE THAT MFT SHOULD GIVE RETURN HOSPITALITY OUR FINANCE
PEOPLE WONDER WHY THIS CANNOT ALSO BE FINANCED BY BTC. IF THIS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION I WILL SPEAK TO THEM AGAIN HOWEVER.
WE WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSALS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 10, AND THE SCOPE OF THE WIDER DISCUSSION YOU REFERRED. MFT IS MOST ANXIOUS TO SPEND MOST OF HIS TIME ON TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS WHICH WILL PAVE THE WAY TO SALES. WISH TO BE DRAWN INTO DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ON MFA.
HE DOES NOT
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