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BACKGROUND. BUT IN OTHER AREAS WE CONTINUE TO RELY HEAVILY ON THE

EMBASSY FOR MAKING ARRANGEMENTS.

5. AS WE BUILD UP OUR NETWORK OF ETOS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM

PLAY A ROLE WHEREVER THEY ARE IN A GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION TO DO SO.

THIS CAN PROBABLY BEST BE DONE THROUGH A SENSIBLE WORKING

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMBASSY AND THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE. WHERE THERE IS NO LOCAL HONG KONG ETO AND THE VISIT IS BEING PLANNED PARTLY BY REMOTE CONTROL (EG MY CANADIAN TRIP ORGANISED FROM THE WASHINGTON ETO LAST MONTH), WE OFTEN HAVE TO RELY ON HELP FROM A VARIETY OF QUARTERS (EG TDC REPRESENTATIVES OVERSEAS OR LOCAL CONSULS-GENERAL HERE) AND ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP

THE EMBASSIES ALSO PROVIDE. BUT WE HOPE THAT IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS

FOR VISITS THEY WILL TRY TO DRAW IN THE NEAREST HONG KONG

REPRESENTATIVE SO FAR AS POSSIBLE. WE ON OUR SIDE WILL ALWAYS BE

HAPPY TO CO-OPERATE IN THIS WAY.

WILSON

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