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YRTELNO 112: JLG ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TUR. FOLLOWING IS FURTHER INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

BRIEFING/PREPARATORY MEETING

2. NOTED.

HOSPITALITY

3. I AM CONTENT WITH LUNCH ARRANGEMENTS. I WILL FUND THE WHOLE COST FROM MY ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCE.

MINISTERIAL INVOLVEMENT

4. I AM GRATEFUL TO LORD CAITHNESS FOR RECEIVING GUO. I SHALL INFORM HIM OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS.

PRESS

5. WE INTEND TO ISSUE THE STANDARD PRESS RELEASE IN ADVANCE OF JLG XVI AT 17.00 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 19 SEPTEMBER.

SCOTLAND

6. NOTED. WE ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH COI.

DRINKS PARTY

7. GRATEFUL TO ANDREW BURNS FOR OFFERING TO HOST DRINKS PARTY ON 21 SEPTEMBER. BUT SUGGEST THIS BE POSTPONED TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK AS VERY FEW OF THE PARTY WILL BE IN LONDON. MOST ARE ARRIVING ONLY IN TIME FOR MONDAY'S PREPARATORY MEETING.

BRIEFING FOLDERS/TRANSPORT

8. BRIEFING FOLDERS WILL BE PREPARED HERE. THEY WILL BE CARRIED BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ON FLIGHT CX251 ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1990, ETA 0540 ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1990, LGW. GRATEFUL IF AN FCO DRIVER COULD MEET AND TRANSPORT TWO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AND THESE SEALED BAGS TO THE FCO. FOLDERS NEED TO BE STORED (IN HKD?) OVER THE WEEKEND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MONDAY'S PREPARATORY MEETING. MOST CAN BE

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