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JASKBY 307515Z
FM MANILA 3084152 JAN 82
TO IMMEDIATE JAKARTA
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 38 JANUARY
AND TO OIMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND FCO.
FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY
HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
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HONG KONG TELNO 1 TO YOU: Y K PAO
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1.
PAO HAS NOW CONFIRMED BY TELEX TO ME THAT HE WILL ARRIVE
MANILA BY PR 307 AT 2 PM TOMORROW AND RETURN BY CX 903 AT 1915. HE HAS ASKED TO HAVE A SHORT TALK (WITH LORD CARRINGTON) AFTER THE OFFICIAL WELCOMING CEREMONY.
2.
AS PAD MUST REALISE AN AIRPORT MEETING, EVEN IF HELD PRIVATELY IN THE AIRPORT'S VIP KIOSK, WILL BE VERY PUBLIC AND WILL CERTAINLY BE NOTED BY THE ATTENDANT PRESS, BOTH VISITING AND LOCAL. I AM AFRAID TOO THAT GENERAL ROMULO, WHO WILL EXPECT LORD CARRINGTON TO BE CONCERNING NIMSELF WITH HIM AND WITH
PHILIPPINES AFFAIRS, WOULD RESENT IT. AN ALTERNATIVE, WHICH IS JUST PRACTICAL IN THE TIME AVAILABLE WITH CATHAY PACIFIC COLLABORATION, WOULD BE FOR Y K PAO TO COME TO MY HOUSE, 182 CAMBRIDGE CIRCLE, NORTH FORBES PARK AT 1800 HOURS FOR A SHORT TALK WITH LORD CARRINGTON ON HIS ARRIVAL THERE. WE SHOULD BY THAT TIME
HAVE SHED THE OFFICIAL PHILIPPINES PARTY. IN VIEW OF THE WAY
IN WHICH PAO'S VISIT HAS BEEN ORGANISED HOWEVER HE WOULD NEED
TO ARRANGE THIS CHANGE HIMSELF.
3. WE HAVE AS YET NO (REPEAT NO) INDICATION THAT MRS MARCOS
WILL BE GOING TO THE AIRPORT TO MEET LORD CARRINGTON.
ROMULO, WHOSE RELATIONS WITH HER HAVE NEVER BEEN GOOD, WILL CERTAINLY BE MUCH PUT OUT IF SHE DOES SO. BUT I CHAN
NOT DISCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY AND IF SHE DECIDES TO GO SHE WILL
OF COURSE WANT TO TAKE PAO WITH HER. IF THIS HAPPENS PAD COULD
STILL COME ON TO MY HOUSE, WHICH IS NEAR THE AIRPORT, FOR A
MEETING AT 1888.
IF YOU DISLIKE THE IDEA OF AN AIRPORT MEETING I CAN ONLY
UUGGEST THAT8-
(1) THE GOVERNOR SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH PAO AND (2) I SHOULD
SEND MY COUNSELLOR TO MEET HIM ON ARRIVAL HERE WITH AN INVITATION
(SUBJECT TO THE MODALITIES OF ONWARD TRANSPORT TO HIS PLANE AT THE AIRPORT ETC BEING PRACTICABLE). TO MEET LORD CARRINGTON
SOON AFTER 1809 AT MY HOUSE RATHER THAN AT THE AIRPORT.
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SIR.L.ALLINSON
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