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YOUR TELNOS 182 AND 184: CALLS FOR MR PATTEN

1. MANY THANKS. MR PATTEN IS GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR ARRANGING CALLS ON LEE KWAN YEW, THE PRIME MINISTER, FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE FINANCE MINISTER. HE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE THEM ALL.

2. MR PATTEN IS ALSO CONTENT TO SIT IN ON YOUR LUNCH FOR TOP BRITISH

BUSINESSMEN ON 7 JULY. HE LOOKS FORWARD TO PICKING THEIR BRAINS.

3. THE HONG KONG PRESS HAVE GOT WIND THAT HE IS TO CALL IN SINGAPORE EN ROUTE TO HONG KONG. IS THERE ANY LOCAL SENSITIVITY ABOUT OUR CONFIRMING TO THEM THAT HE WILL CALL ON LEE KWAN YEW, THE PM, ETC.

4. MR PATTEN WILL ARRIVE ON SQ321 AT 1755 ON 6 JULY, AND DEPART ON CX710 ON 9 JULY.

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