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Mr. M. Wilford
c.c. Sir S. Tomlinson (0.3.)
Mr. Hillman (PAC Dept. Mr. Aiers (SIPD)
Mr. Laird (HKD)
P.S. to Mr. Royle
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Ministerial Visits Committee:
Thursday, 10 September, 1970
The following is the position on proposed visits to or from
countries with which South East Asia Department is concerned.
Outward Visits
2.
The Prime Minister has approved Mr. Royle's proposed visit to
Hong Kong, Thailand and Cambodia, and also that Mrs. Royle should
accompany him at public expense, since she has been officially invited
by the Thai Government, and her visit will help the morale of Embussy
wives in Phnom Penh. The proposed itinerary is given in Tel. no. 551
to Hong Kong and the reactions of the posts concerned are summari sod in
your minute of 28 August.
3.
Mr. Royle has subsequently confirmed that he is proceeding with
the visits as planned for 9-22 October and that he will be unable to
go to Manila at the beginning of December to lead the U.K. delegation.
to the Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Meeting. The possibility
of Lord Lothian taking this on is being explored.
4. Mr. Ian Gilmour, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the
Army, Ministry of Defence, will be paying a brief private visit to
Bangkok on 11-12 September as a break between his official visits to
the British forces in Hongkong and Singapore.
The Embassy in
Bangkok are making necessary arrangements in accordance with
Mr. Gilmour's wishes.
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