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FROM PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

YOUR TELNOS 4186/4187 AND BANGKOK TELNO 759: VISIT OF LORD

GLENARTHUR

1. LORD GLENARTHUR WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE ADVICE AND PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS IN TUR'S. I AM SORRY NOT TO HAVE REPLIED SOONER.

2. THE ITINERARY FOR THE VISIT IS NOW CONFIRMED AS FOLLOWS:

6 JANUARY

7 JANUARY

CX250, ETD LGW 1800

ETA HONG KONG 1445

11 JANUARY DEPART FOR BANGKOK, IF POSSIBLE ON CX703 (ETD 1830,

ETA 2005).

14 JANUARY BA 10, ETD BANGKOK 0045, ETA LHR 0650-

THE PARTY WILL BE LORD GLENARTHUR, ROBIN MCLAREN, MYSELF AND FOR THE HONG KONG LEG ONLY, POSSIBLY ONE OTHER.

3. LORD GLENARTHUR IS GRATEFUL FOR AND BROADLY CONTENT WITH THE DRAFT PROGRAMME IN YOUR SECOND TUR. HE HAS COMMENTED AS FOLLOWS:

8 JANUARY: HAPPY TO VISIT HKAAF IF THEY CAN HANDLE THIS ON A SUNDAY. WILL THERE BE A CHANCE FOR THE MINISTER TO PRACTICE HIS FLYING SKILLS?

LORD GLENARTHUR WOULD LIKE THE EVENING LEFT FREE FOR HIM TO INVITE SOME PERSONAL FRIENDS FOR DRINKS. NAMES WILL FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE AND WILL INCLUDE MR AND MRS MICHAEL MEREDITH.

9 JANUARY: THE MORNING MAY WELL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR ALL THE QUOTE PRIVATE UNQUOTE VISITS WHICH LORD GLENARTHUR HAD IN MIND. BUT HE WISHES NEITHER TO EXTEND HIS VISIT NOR TO COMPRESS THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME, AND WILL THEREFORE AIM TO FIT IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND TO SAVE THE REST FOR THE PLANNED

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