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Sunday 29 May

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Hong Kong

Cy

Manila

ETD Hong Kong

ETA Manila

Flying time: 2 hrs

1500

1700

Tuesday 31 May

Manila

London

ETD Manila

1600

ETA Kuala Lumpur

1925

Flying time: 3 hrs 25 mins

ETD Kuala Lumpur

2055

ETA Bahrain

2345

Flying time: 7 hrs 50 mins

ETD Bahrain

0045

ETA LHR (Southside)

0640

Flying time: 7 hrs 55 mins

3.

Costings

For a Delegation of, say 17, the estimated cost would be:

(a) By RAF VC10

(b) By Commercial means:

£137,000.00

(i)

First Class:

(Secretary of State and Lady Howe, Private Secretary, 1 Adviser,

Head of News Department, 1 Detective) 6 x £3,570

(ii) Club Class:

(1 Private Secretary, 3 PAs,

2 Detectives, COI Radio

Technician (?), Conference Officer, Communications

Officer, 2 RMPS, 1 seat for boxes) 12 x £1,934

-

£ 21, 420

GENAFC

£ 23,208

£ 44,628

Difference

£ 44,628.00

£ 92,372.00

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