TNAG-2353-FCO40-3423-Visits-by-Lord-Caithness--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and--1991 — Page 23

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FM FCO

TO TELELETTER HONG KONG

TELELETTER

OF 18180OZ DECEMBER 91

HKD 026/1

124364

MDTTAN 9061

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Mr Bante

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19/kü

FROM: N J COX

TO:

HKD

SE BRADLEY, DPA

LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA

1. AS YOU KNOW, LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE VISITING VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, THAILAND AND LAOS IN JANUARY. DEPARTMENT WILL OF COURSE BE PREPARING BRIEFING ON VBPS AND AIR SERVICES, BUT WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND US SOME INFORMATION ON BILATERAL RELATIONS. THIS NEED ONLY CONSIST OF SOME TRADE STATISTICS (INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG TO THE COUNTRY CONCERNED) PLUS ANY BILATERAL ISSUES OF WHICH THE MINISTER SHOULD BE AWARE (VISAS, ICAC CASES INVOLVING OFFICIALS, ETC).

2. WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE SHORT NOTICE WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

A REPLY BY 30090OZ.

SIGNED N J COX

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