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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE SEOUL

TELNO 298

OF 281815Z OCT 88

INDr.

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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MDHOAN 7721

FROM MCLAREN, AUSS.

VISITS TO SEOUL AND HONG KONG

1.

(A)

I HAVE NOW FINALISED MY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, AS FOLLOWS: LONDON SEOUL : 4 NOVEMBER

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FLIGHT BA 007:

DEPART HEATHROW 14.40

ARRIVE TOKYO 11.25 CON 5 NOVEMBER)

CONNECT WITH:

DEPARTING TOKYO 13.35

ARRIVING SEOUL 16.10.

FLIGHT JD 251:

(B)

SEOUL

HONG KONG 7 NOVEMBER

(C)

2.

FLIGHT CX 411: DEPART SEOUL 17.30

ARRIVE HONG KONG 21.25.

HONG KONG LONDON : 10 NOVEMBER

FLIGHT CX 251: DEPART HONG KONG 22.55

I AM SORRY THAT DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG ON 7 NOVEMBER WILL

LIMIT THE TIME AVAILABLE IN SEOUL. BUT I HOPE THAT IT WILL STILL

BE POSSIBLE TO FIT IN THE ESSENTIAL MEETINGS AND CALLS.

3. (FOR HONG KONG) THE GOVERNOR CONFIRMED DURING OUR MEETINGS

IN LONDON THAT HE WOULD SEE ADVANTAGE IN MY ATTENDING EXCO ON

THE MORNING OF 8 NOVEMBER. I SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO DO SO.

4. (FOR UKREP JLG) SUBJECT TO CHECKING WITH GOVERNMENT HOUSE, THE EVENING OF 8 NOVEMBER LOOKS FREE FOR A MEAL WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

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