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TO DESKBY 170001Z SEOUL

TELNO 148

OF 16161OZ MAY 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING

17 MA

INFO PRIORITY BANGKOK, TOKYO, OSAKA, SINGAPORE, PARIS

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MDHOAN 1276

FROM PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PEKING FOR MILLINGTON (VISITING)

YOUR TELNO 159 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1533 (NOT TO ALL) AND MY

TELECON WITH SIR D WILSON: LORD GLENARTHUR'S TRAVEL

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LORD GLENARTHUR HAS BEEN REFLECTING FURTHER ON THE QUESTION

OF HIS STOPPING OVER IN HONG KONG ON HIS WAY HOME FROM KOREA, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE VIEWS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND OF

SIR D WILSON. HE ACCEPTS WITH REGRET THAT HE SHOULD NOT/NOT

TRAVEL VIA HONG KONG.

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WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING CONFIRMED PLACES ON ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTS HOME. THE ONLY SECURE PLACES WE HAVE ARE ON BA006, ETD SEOUL 1730 ON THURSDAY 25 MAY, ETA LHR 0535 ON FRIDAY 26 MAY (VIA OSAKA AND ANCHORAGE). WE ARE WAIT-LISTED ON FOUR OTHER FLIGHTS, AND ARE PRESSING FOR CONFIRMED PLACES. THE FOUR FLIGHTS ALL LEAVE SEOUL ON FRIDAY 26 MAY:

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KE631, ETD 0920, ETA BANGKOK 1230

QF1, ETD BANGKOK 2330 (OR TG914 OR BA10)

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KE002, ETD 1030, ETA TOKYO 1230

BA008, ETD TOKYO 1330

SQ79, ETD 1230, ETA SINGAPORE 1905

SQ022, ETD SINGAPORE 2150

KE901, ETD 1940, ETA PARIS CDG 0640 (27 MAY) AF808, ETD CDG 0830

WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE DISRUPTION TO THE PROGRAMME, AND IN PARTICULAR THE LIKELY LOSS OF THE HONORARY CONSUL'S DINNER IN PUSAN ON 25 MAY AND THE VISIT TO THE UN CEMETERY ON 26 MAY, I

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