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FOR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION THAT A SIMPLE STATEMENT THAT MR MAUDE WILL BE VISITING MACAU FOR A FEW HOURS AND WILL PAY A BRIEF COURTESY CALL ON THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. WE WOULD THEN ALSO ISSUE IT HERE. TO PRESS ENQUIRIES WE WOULD SIMPLY SAY THAT MR MAUDE HAS HAD NO PREVIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT MACAU AND WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OCCASION TO DO SO.

5. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE EXPLAINED THE INFORMALITY OF THE VISIT, A JACKET AND TIE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CALL ON THE GOVERNOR.

6. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON THE GOVERNOR WILL FOLLOW. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER ANY OTHER BRIEFING MATERIAL IS REQUIRED.

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