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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
1 VICTORIA STREET
LONDON SW1
01-222 7877
Michael Alexander Esq
PS/Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Whitehall
London SW1
2 February 1973
Dean Mishare.
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FED + LHID
I should be grateful if you would seek the Foreign Secretary's approval for the following overseas visits which Sir Geoffrey proponon to make during the ɑourne of thin year. The dateA proposed are still very tentative and they will, of course, be subject to the prior demands of Cabinet and Parliament.
26 FEBRUARY
BRUSSELS
The Minister hopes to meet Sir Michael Palliser,
Sir Christopher Soames, Signor Mugnozza (Commissioner consumer affairs) and M. Borschette (Commissioner competition policy).
22 APRIL-3 MAY - JAPAN AND HONG KONG
(Accompanied by Lady Howe - subject to the Prime Minister's approval). The visit is intended as a trade promotion exercise. The Minister envisages that Lady Howe will support him at official functions and, in addition, will follow her own programme in the crime prevention/treatment of offenders field. (Lord Hunt, Chairman of the Parole Board has, I understand, already offered to assist in arranging a suitable programme for Lady Howe).
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25 MAY-4 JUNE
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CANADA, USA AND MEXICO
In Canada and the USA the Minister will concentrate on consumer protection matters: he will deal with trade promtion in Mexico.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER (Approximately 7-10 days) - KENYA, AND TANZANIA
KENYA, ZAMBIA
This will be a trade promotion exercise with the dates to be arranged to coincide with the Nairobi Show which is scheduled to