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FM FCO
TO TELELETTER HONG KONG
TELELETTER NFR
OF 17140OZ OCTOBER 91
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FROM: PF RICKETTS, HKD
TO:
ANNETTE LEE, POLITICAL ADVISERS OFFICE, HONG KONG
MY FAMILIARISATION VISIT
1.
I AM MOST GRATEFUL TO STEPHEN BRADLEY AND YOU FOR THE EFFORTS YOU HAVE PUT INTO MAKING UP SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME FOR MY VISIT TO HONG KONG (STEPHEN'S TELELETTER OF 11 OCTOBER).
2. YOU SEEM TO HAVE COVERED THE WATERFRONT: ALL I NOW NEED IS TO FIND THE STAMINA TO GET THROUGH THE WEEK EXCLAM I THINK IN FACT THAT WE ARE NOW PRETTY WELL AT TOP WEIGHT. IF ANY OF THE TAIPANS FIND THAT THEY CANNOT IN THE EVENT SEE ME, I WOULD NOT MIND LEAVING ONE OR TWO UNTIL FUTURE VISITS. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE GOT ONE QUERY ON THE PROGRAMME, AND A COUPLE OF ADDITIONS.
3.
THE QUERY IS WHETHER THE SLOT ON WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER FOR
VISITING COLVIN HOUSE IS LONG ENOUGH. YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I WHAT DISTANCES ARE INVOLVED: PROVIDED WE CAN HAVE A GOOD HALF HOUR AT THE SITE, THEN I AM HAPPY WITH THE SUGGESTED ARRANGEMENTS.
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MY EXTRA REQUESTS ARE:
SHOULD I NOT SEE CBF? THE MEETING AT TAMAR ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON (PRESUMABLY WITH JSSG) LOOKS VERY TIGHT ANYWAY. I WONDERED WHETHER IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO DO A VISIT TO TAMAR AT THE END OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON, TO SEE BOTH JSSG AND, IF AVAILABLE, CBF AND THE CIVIL SECRETARY. ONE POSSIBILITY MIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE THIS FOR THE CALL ON THE C OF P, WHICH AGAIN I MIGHT DO ON A LATER VISIT.
I WOULD ALSO IF POSSIBLE LIKE TO HAVE A TALK TO LEO GOODSTADT
IN THE CPU.
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