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TO TOKYO TEL NO CREDA 34 OF 23 JANUARY 1973 INFO HONG KONG
YOUR TELEGRAM CREDA NO 27 AND CREDA NO 21: PROPOSED VISIT OF THE MINISTER FOR TRADE. ← Consumer
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1. SINCE THE EARLIER EXCHANGE OF TELEGRAMS, MINISTERS HAVE DECIDED THAT SIR GEOFFREY HOWE'SPROGRAMME OF OVERSEAS VISITS WOULD HAVE TO BE MODIFIED SO THAT INSTEAD OF VISITING NORTH AMERICA AND MEXICO
DURING THE EASTER RECESS AND JAPAN DURING THE WHITSUN RECESS THE
ORDER WOULD BE REVERSED WITH THE JAPAN VISIT TAKING PLACE DURING THE EASTER RECESS.
2. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED TOO LATE TO ENABLE US TO INFORM YOU IN TIME TO AFFECT THE TERMS OF THE MFA PRESS RELEASE REPORTED IN YOUR CREDA 27. AT YESTERDAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE THE MINISTER MERELY STATED THAT HE PLANNED TO VISIT JAPAN SHORTLY. IF THE AMBASSADOR SEES NO OBJECTION, PLEASE DISCUSS THIS PROPOSED CHANGE OF TIMETABLE WITH THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR
REACTION.
3. THE MINISTER'S PROGRAMME IS FLEXIBLE CONCERNING THE TIMING AND DURATION OF THE VISIT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A DEPARTURE FROM LONDON ON FRIDAY 20 APRIL AND A RETURN TO LONDON BY THURSDAY 3 MAY. THE MINISTER WOULD EXPECT TO SPEND THE BULK OF THE TIME IN JAPAN WITH THE
HONG KONG VISIT LIMITED TO A DAY OR TWO. WILL HONG KONG LIKEWISE ADVISE
ON THE TIMING AND DURATION OF THE HONG KONG VISIT.
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