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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 355 OF 30 MARCH. 1973
YOUR TELNO 297: VISIT OF MINISTER FOR TRADE.
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1. NOT NECESSARY TO SPEND ALL WEDNESDAY IN DISCUSSION. I THINK
NOT MORE THAN 2 HOURS IN THE MORNING SHOULD COVER IT.
2. WE CAN MAKE PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER ARRIVAL. THINK
I COULD IMPROVE ON VISIT TO FISHING VILLAGE.
3. NO SPEECH AT T.D.C. LUNCH.
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4. YOUR PARA 2: NOTED. BRIEF ON MY OWN RECENT AND RATHER
UNSUCCESSFUL DISCUSSION IN TOKYO FOLLOWS BY BAG.
5. TUESDAY 1 MAY.
A) MEETING WITH SBTC: SOME BRITISH BUSINESSMEN WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
THE MEETING AT SOME POINT. MAY I TAKE IT THIS IS ALRIGHT?
B) LUNCH AT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB: THEY WOULD LIKE A 10 MINUTE SPEECH. THIS COULD BE ON BRITISH EXPORT PROJECTS AND PROMOTION
AND THE AFFECT THESE COULD HAVE ON THE BRITISH ECONOMY. SPEECH SHALL
GET GOOD LOCAL AND FAIR INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE. PLEASE CONFIRM
ACCEPTABLE.
6. YOUR PARA 3: WE WILL ARRANGE PROGRAMME AS SUGGESTED FOR MORNINGS OF 1 AND 2 MAY, BUT ASSUME LADY HOWE WOULD LIKE TO KOIN YOU FOR THE AFTERNOONS.
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