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FROM: R.J.T. MCLAREN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

FILE REFERENCE: SCR 27/65 VIII

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DATED: 1 NOVEMBER 1982

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FOLLOWING FOR: R.D. CLIFT ESQ., HKGD, F C U

HEADS OF MISSION MEETING IN BANGKOK, 13-14 DECEMBER

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1. IR MY TELELETTER OF 19 OCTOBER I SAID THAT IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE ABLE TO SPARE ME TO ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED FCO TELNO 393 TO BANGKOK WHICH EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO EITHER ME OR RICHARD MARGOLIS.

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2. 1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT IMPORTANCE THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERS ATTACH TO THE ATTENDANCE OF ONE OR OTHER OF US, AND WHEN IS THE LATEST DATE BY WHICH THEY MUST KNOW WHETHER HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED. I MENTIONED IN MY TELELETTER OF 19 OCTOBER THAT PHILIP HADDON-CAVE WILL BE ON LEAVE AT THE TIME. SU WILL PETER WEBB, SO THAT IF RICHARD MARGOLIS WERE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE I WOULD HAVE NO SUPPORT WHILE HE WAS AWAY. IT IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS ON OTHER FRONTS SO FAR AHEAD. SO WE WOULD WANT TO DELAY A DECISION FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

SIGNED: R.J.T. CLAREN

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