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YOUR TELNOS 3295-6: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LORD CAITHNESS

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1 MANY THANKS FOR THIS DRAFT PROGRAMME, WHICH WE HAVE NOW DISCUSSED WITH LORD CAITHNESS. HE IS CONTENT WITH IT EXCEPT

THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO FIT IN A SESSION WITH MR HEAP IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THE MINISTER REALISES THAT MR HEAP MAY WELL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE DUKE OF KENT'S PROGRAMME BUT IF A TIME COULD BE FOUND, FOR EXAMPLE AFTER THE VISIT TO GREEN ISLAND OR BEFORE DINNER, HE WOULD WELCOME THAT.

2. THE MINISTER WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE A BASE AT VICTORIA HOUSE, PROVIDED THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME IN THE PROGRAMME TO GET THERE AND BACK.

WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY WITH LORD CAITHNESS AND HIS PARTY ARRIVING AT THE BORDER CROSSING BY 1145 ON 4 DECEMBER.

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