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TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 790 OF 17 JULY

AND TO HONG KONG

FROM CONFERENCE SECTION

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT

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1. SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SPECIAL BRANCH

OFFICERS DURING VISIT. INSP BARD WILL TRAVEL WITH SECRETARY OF

STATE ON RAF VC10.

2.

SUPT J SILLENCE WILL ADVANCE AS FOLLOWS:

SATURDAY 21 JULY

ARRIVE HONG KONG 1820 BR382

SUNDAY 22 JULY

DEPART HONG KONG

1350

CA106

ARRIVE PEKING

1640

TUESDAY 24 JULY

0930

CA105

DEPART PEKING

ARRIVE HONG KONG

1225

3. PLEASE MEET AND ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. IF IN A HOTEL COULD

POST PAY DIRECT BILL FOR ROOM SERVICE AND TAX, CHARGING

METROPOLITAN POLICE. SUPT SILLENCE DOES NOT REQUIRE FURTHER

SUBSISTENCE.

4. PLEASE ALSO ARRANGE APPOINTMENTS FOR SUPT SILLENCE WITH

OFFICIALS CONCERNED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE'S SAFETY DURING HIS

VISIT.

5.

GUNS WILL BE LEFT ON VC10 IN BOTH HONG KONG AND PEKING.

SUPT SILLENCE WILL NOT, REPEAT NOT, BE ARMED ON ADVANCE VISIT.

6. REF PARA 4(C) PEKING TELNO 1414 DETECTIVES WILL NOT BRING

TWO WAY RADIO EQUIPMENT.

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