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CONFIDENTIAL

(c)

1.

Delhi Visit

Steering Brief

2.

Programme

3.

Aid

4.

Immigration

5.

6.

Burmah Oil

SAD

SAD

FRD

M&VD

India-Pakistan nuclear, and disarmament

JNU with SAD

SAD

Co-ordinating officer: Mr Kidd

(d)

Iraq Visit

1.

Steering Brief

2.

Programme

3.

4.

5.

Anglo/Iraqi Relations

Arab/Israel

Iraq's relations with its neighbours

6.

Oil

(ALL briefs by MED.

Co-ordinating Officer: Mr Skelton)

Each geographical department should provide the usual background note, including relations with the UK, and personality notes, as annexes to the Steering Brief.

6. Presentation will follow the guidelines set out in the Private Secretary's Circular (Home B 52/79) of 30 May 1979. Briefs should be on separate sheets of paper and in double spacing. They should be headed:

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO (PLACE): (DATE)

(Where the brief serves more than one post,

that fact should be stated.)

:1

Brief No

(Title)

Briefs should be cleared as necessary with other FCO and Whitehall Departments, and with Under-Secretaries and Ministers; they should be typed in final form, and number 1+8.

7. Timing:

Briefs should reach the three Departmental Co- ordinating Officers by noon, Thursday, 21 June. Departments listed in paragraph 3, who are producing briefs common to more than one post, should send separate sets of their briefs (1+8 in each set) to the relevant Co-ordinating Officers. The geographical depart- ment will prepared 1+8 folders for each capital and will deliver them to SAD (Mr Kida) by 5:00p.m. on 21 June.

8. Mr Kidd (SAD) will co-ordinate the whole exercise.

15 June 1979

W K K White

South Asian Department

CONFIDENTIAL

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