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TO BE THE CHOSEN SCENARIO, LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HE COULD STAY WITH MR HEAP ON 6 DECEMBER, KNOWING THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT.

3.

SCENARIO B IMPLIES THE OMISSION OF XIAN. THE SUNDAY MIGHT BE SPENT SIGHTSEEING EITHER IN THE SHANGHAI VICINITY OR IN CANTON, SUBJECT TO YOUR ADVICE, AND AIR SCHEDULES.

4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THOSE OF THE GOVERNOR AND MR HEAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HURD

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MAIN

78

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS D

INFO D

PUSD

SAVING

SHANGHAI

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DISTRIBUTION

79

PROTOCOL D

JOINT DIRECTORATE

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

SIR J COLES MR BURNS

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