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CONSULTING THE THAIS FORMALLY AT THIS STAGE.

4.

IF A BRIEF VISIT TO BANGKOK WOULD NOT BE CONVENIENT LOCALLY, ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE MIGHT BE FOR LORD GLENARTHUR AND PARTY TO TRAVEL DIRECT TO HONG KONG ON

TUESDAY 21 JUNE ETD LHR 1100 ETA HONG KONG 0930 (22 JUNE), AND TRAVEL ON TO PEKING ON CA102 ETD HONG KONG 1220 ETA PEKING 1610 ON WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE.

5.

THE OUTLINE IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE WOULD INVOLVE LORD

GLENARTHUR STAYING AN EXTRA DAY IN CHINA AT THE END OF HIS VISIT. WE WOULD NOT WISH HIM TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG BEFORE 2 JULY BECAUSE OF THE JLG FESTIVITIES ON 1 JULY (MCLAREN WOULD LEAVE CHINA EARLIER TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG FOR 1 JULY.)

6.

THIS TIMING IS RATHER TIGHTER IN HONG KONG THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ENVISAGED. BUT THIS MAY BE LESS IMPORTANT AFTER THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT. IF YOU FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE, LORD GLENARTHUR COULD CONSIDER STAYING AN EXTRA DAY AND LEAVING ON THE EVENING OF WEDNESDAY 6 JULY.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

59

MAIN

59

LIMITED

HKD

FED.

SEAD

PROTOCOL D

NEWS D

PS

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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