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YRTELNOS 116 AND 144 AND OUR TELNO 307: VISIT OF LORD CAITHNESS: 16-22 FEBRUARY

1. OUR COMMENTS ON THE POINTS IN FIRST AND SECOND TURS ARE AS

FOLLOWS:

(A) GIVEN LOCAL SENSITIVITIES ABOUT HMG'S INTEREST AND SUPPORT, I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT LORD CAITHNESS SHOULD RETAIN A

VISIT TO A VM CAMP IN HIS PROGRAMME. IF THE GREEN ISLAND OPTION FALLS THROUGH, INSTEAD OF HIGH ISLAND HE COULD TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT TAI A CHAU, WHICH HE FIRST VISITED IN JANUARY 1991 BEFORE ANY VMS MOVED IN (HMG PAID HALF THE CAPITAL COSTS FOR THE CAMP'S CONSTRUCTION).

(B) THE PRE-DINNER DRINKS WITH THE CHIEF SECRETARY ON 21 FEBRUARY

WILL NOT START AT 1900.

(C) WE WILL ARRANGE THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY.

(D) ANNA SOHMEN IS INDEED A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF

THE CHINESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. WE WILL ARRANGE FOR THE

MINISTER TO VISIT IT AND A LOCAL SCHOOL.

(E) WE HAVE NOW ARRANGED A VISIT TO/BRIEFING BY THE MTRC AT 1600

ON 17 FEBRUARY.

2. THE REVISED DRAFT PROGRAMME IN MIFT HAS ASSUMED THAT THE

MINISTER IS AGREEABLE TO OUR REVISED PROPOSAL ON MEETING POLITICAL GROUPS IN THIRD TUR. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS NOT SO.

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