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YOUR TELNO 3762: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

1. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT WE CANNOT LET YOU KNOW WITH

ABSOLUTE PRECISION WHICH MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY

WILL ACCOMPANY THE PRIME MINISTER AND SECRETARY OF STATE ON

THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. IN PARTICULAR IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR

A PRIVATE SECRETARY TO DROP OUT AT SHORT NOTICE IF THE NEED

ARISES.

2. IN PRINCIPLE, HOWEVER, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU WORK ON THE

FOLLOWING BASIS:

A) THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED TO ALL HER

ENGAGEMENTS BY MESSRS BUTLER, POWELL AND INGHAM. THERE WILL ALSO BE TWO DETECTIVES.

B) THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED TO ALL HIS ENGAGEMENTS BY SIR P CRADOCK, SIR R EVANS AND MESSRS WILSON, APPLEYARD, MEYER AND RICKETTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE ONE

DETECTIVE.

3. PARA 3 OF TUR. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF THE REVISED GUEST LIST FOR DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE COULD BE

ACCOMPANIED BY ALL REMAINING PERSONALITY NOTES.

4. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ASKED IF YOU COULD ENSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE INVITED TO THE RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE: A) MR C H TUNG, THE SHIP OWNER

B) MR BRIAN SHAW, THE CHAIRMAN OF FURNESS WITLEY, WHO WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG AND STAYING AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL.

SINCE SIR Y K PAO CANNOT COME TO THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE DINNER,

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