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LORD MACLEHOSE

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LORD AND LADY MACLEHOSE WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG FROM

7-12 MAY AND AGAIN ON 17 MAY AS PART OF A VOYAGE WITH THE P AND O

CRUISE LINER ROYAL PRINCESS.

2.

I HAVE ASKED THEM TO STAY AT GH ON 7-12 MAY. WE WILL SEE

WHEN THEY ARRIVE WHETHER STAYING ALSO ON 17 MAY WILL BE POSSIBLE

IN LIGHT OF PRINCESS MARGARET'S PLANS.

3.

PLEASE TELL DAVID FORD THAT LORD MACLEHOSE WILL BE IN

TOUCH WITH HIM DIRECT TO SEE WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GIVE

ASSISTANCE WITH ARRANGING A PROGRAMME WHILE IN HONG KONG. SINCE

THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE A NUMBER OF COMPETING CLAIMS FROM THOSE

WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MACLEHOSES, I SUGGEST THAT SOMEBODY,

PREFERABLY WHO HAS WORKED WITH HIM BEFORE EG SHELLEY LAU OR STEVE

CARRICK, SHOULD BE DEPUTED TO LOOK AFTER THE PROGRAMME.

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I SHOULD LIKE TO GIVE A DINNER FOR THE MACLEHOSES AND

PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY WERE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED. PLEASE ASK

SHEELAGH TO RESERVE AN EVENING, ENSURE THAT IT IS INCLUDED IN THE

MACLEHOSES' PROGRAMME AND PREPARE A DRAFT GUEST LIST FOR DECISION

WHEN WE ARRIVE.

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