TNAG-1884-FCO40-2675-Visits-by-Lord-Glenarthur--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and-1989 — Page 4

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SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD RE-JIG TO ENABLE

LORD GLENARTHUR TO MAKE THE BA006 FLIGHT ON 25 MAY. (WE ARE LOOKING ALSO AT THE OPTION OF FLYING PUSAN-OSAKA AND PICKING UP BA006 THERE. AT A FIRST LOOK THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO GAIN US MUCH. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY PREFERENCE ON THIS). IF (SOMEWHAT AGAINST THE ODDS) WE GET PLACES ON ONE OF THE OTHER FLIGHTS IN TIME TO REINSTATE SOME OF WHAT YOU HAVE HAD TO CUT, THIS WILL BE A BONUS.

4. MCCLEARY (FED) WILL TELEPHONE TOMORROW TO DISCUSS HOW THE PROGRAMME MIGHT BEST BE RE-JIGGED.

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OUR TICKETS (CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR TRAVEL VIA HONG KONG) WILL NEED TO BE RE-ISSUED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN SEOUL.

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6. (FOR MILLINGTON): UNLESS I HEAR TO THE CONTRARY ASSUME THAT YOU WILL LEAVE KOREA WITH LORD GLENARTHUR AND MYSELF ON WHATEVER FLIGHT WE CAN GET.

7. (FOR HONG KONG): LORD GLENARTHUR VERY MUCH REGRETS THAT THIS HAS NOT WORKED OUT. HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN LONDON INSTEAD AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.

8. IN CASE YOU OR COPY ADDRESSEES NEED TO REPEAT TELEGRAMS TO THE MINISTER EN ROUTE, WE ARRIVE IN COLOMBO 180105Z MAY: LEAVE FOR SINGAPORE 210530Z, ARRIVING 210915Z: AND CONTINUE TO SEOUL

22001OZ ARRIVING 22061OZ.

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