TNAG-2049-FCO40-2919-Visits-by-Lord-Caithness--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and--1990 — Page 195

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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AND TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK, SINGAPORE

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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM PS/LORD CAITHNESS

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YOUR TELNOS 2373/2374: BANGKOK TELNO 484: SINGAPORE TELNO LORD CAITHNESS' TRAVEL

1. LORD CAITHNESS WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE PROMPT ADVICE IN TURS. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IT IS CONFIRMED THAT HIS FIRST TRIP WILL BE TO HONG KONG (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) ONLY. HE REMAINS KEEN TO VISIT THAILAND AND SINGAPORE AS PRIORITIES WITHIN SOUTH EAST ASIA: BUT THIS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE BEFORE JANUARY 1991.

2. LORD CAITHNESS WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON CX250 ETA 1400 ON SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER. HE IS ATTRACTED TO THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME IN YOUR SECOND TUR, BUT WOULD BE KEEN TO EXTEND HIS VISIT BY ONE FURTHER DAY, IF YOU AGREED THIS WERE USEFUL, IN ORDER TO MEET MORE PEOPLE AND TO SEE MORE OF THE TERRITORY. DEPENDING ON YOUR VIEW OF THIS, LORD CAITHNESS WILL LEAVE EITHER ON WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER OR THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER (CX251, ETD 2255).

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THE COUNTESS OF CAITHNESS MAY ACCOMPANY THE MINISTER: WE SHALL CONFIRM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE SHALL ALSO CONFIRM WHICH OFFICIALS WILL TRAVEL WITH THE PARTY: IT WILL BE MYSELF AND ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO OTHERS.

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