TNAG-2036-FCO40-2900-Visits-from-countries-other-than-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 174

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VISIT TO HONG KONG BY PRINCE BANDAR

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THE SAUDI AMBASSADOR IN WASHINGTON, PRINCE BANDAR (SON OF THE SAUDI DEFENCE MINISTER, PRINCE SULTAN), WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG

PRIVATELY ON 8-9 AND 11-13 JULY ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM A VISIT TO CHINA. HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, ABDULAZIZ NAZIR, WHO WILL BE TRAVELLING WITH HIM, HAS ASKED IF APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR BANDAR'S RECEPTION IN HONG KONG ON BOTH OCCASIONS. BANDAR

AND HIS PARTY ARRIVE IN HIS PRIVATE PLANE (A BOEING 707) AT 1200 LOCAL ON 8 JULY, AND WILL BE STAYING AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL.

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WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE SHORT NOTICE, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE APPROPRIATE COURTESIES COULD BE GIVEN TO HIM. AS YOU KNOW, BANDAR HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO US ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES, BOTH RELATING TO SAUDI ARABIA IN PARTICULAR AND THE MIDDLE EAST MORE GENERALLY, AND HE NORMALLY SEES THE PRIME MINISTER WHEN IN LONDON.

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