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YOUR TELNO 1533: POSSIBLE STOP OVER BY MR.GOODLAD ON 31 OCTOBER.
THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE DELIGHTED IF MR.GOODLAD STOPPED OVER IN HONG KONG ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE UK FROM MANILA ON 31 OCTOBER. THE GOVERNOR WILL BE RETURNING FROM MACAU AT ABOUT 1800 THAT DAY, AND WOULD WELCOME A CHAT AND QUIET DINNER WITH MR.GOODLAD AFTER HIS RETURN. WE WILL OF COURSE ARRANGE FOR MR.GOODLAD TO BE MET, WHENEVER HE ARRIVES, AND A CAR WILL BE AT HIS DISPOSAL AS USUAL.
2. THE GOVERNOR SEES NO PRESENTATIONAL PROBLEMS ARISING OUT OF THE STOP-OVER, BUT IS CONCERNED THAT MAKING AN ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD CREATE A GREAT DEAL OF PRESS INTEREST. HE THEREFORE AGREES THAT WE SHOULD MAKE NO SUCH ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT BE PREPARED TO CONFIRM IF ASKED THAT MR.GOODLAD HAD STOPPED OVER IN HONG KONG ON HIS WAY HOME FROM MANILA AND HAD TAKEN THE CHANCE FOR A TALK WITH THE GOVERNOR.
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