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PERSONAL FOR MARSDEN, HKD FROM GOVERNOR] WASHINGTON FOR MCLAREN, AUSS, VISITING

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YOUR TELNO 1820: MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

THE REVISED TIMING SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR IS INDEED

VERY TIGHT. TIGHT IN TERMS BOTH OF PREPARING A PROGRAMME AND

THE PROGRAMME ITSELF. BUT WITH SOME RAPID FOOTWORK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE ESSENTIALS INTO A PROGRAMME FOR THE DATES PROPOSED.

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WE SHALL NEED CONFIRMATION URGENTLY ON WHETHER THE LATEST

DATES ARE NOW FIRM. AS SOON AS THEY ARE, THE QUICKER A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE THE BETTER. DETAILED PLANNING,

PARTICULARLY INVOLVING OMELCO, WILL QUICKLY BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

3. WE ARE PREPARING A REVISED PROGRAMME BASED ON THE NEW DATES

PROPOSED. WE WILL TELEGRAPH THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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