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DESK OFFIONA IN FX
TELELETTER
FROM CO HUM HKD
DATED 20 JANUARY 1984
FOLLOWING FOR R P MARGOLIS, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
COPIED TO:
A C GALSWORTHY, PEKING.
MY FAMILIARISATION VISIT
1.
PLEASE REFER TO MY TELEGRAM OF TODAY'S DATE. I HOPE THAT YOU
DO NOT SEE ANY MAJOR SNAGS. IN THIS TELELETTER I AM SETTING OUT
MY IDEAS IN MORE DETAIL.
TRAVEL
2. I HAVE MADE PROVISIONAL BOOKINGS ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHTS:
BA003
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LEAVE LONDON 1700 ON 4 FEBRUARY
ARRIVE HONG KONG 1510 ON 5 FEBRUARY
CA102
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LEAVE HONG KONG 1245
ARRIVE PEKING 1535 ON 14 FEBRUARY
LEAVE PEKING 1640 ON 16 FEBRUARY
BA020
I CAN OF COURSE FEND FOR MYSELF WHEN I ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON THE
SUNDAY, AND SHALL SIMPLY REPORT IN FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT ON
THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
ACCOMMODATION
3. PLEASE COULD I BE BOOKED INTO THE HONG KONG HOTEL OR SOMEWHERE
EQUALLY CENTRAL FOR THE NIGHTS OF 5-13 FEBRUARY.
PROGRAMME
4.IT MIGHT HELP IF I LIST MY MAIN INTERESTS. IN GENERAL IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL IF IT COULD BE BORNE IN MIND THAT I AM ALREADY REASONABLY
FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDSCAPE OF HONG KONG. I SHOULD THEREFORE
LIKE TO COMBINE OUTSIDE VISITS WITH DISCUSSIONS OF POLICY.
5. ON FUTURE-RELATED ISSUES I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSION WITH
YOURSELVES, WITH THE STAFF OF THE SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES)
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