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Outward Visits Prime Minister
1. Arabian Peninsula. IIMA Jedda has been asked whether a visit by a lady Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia would present serious problems.
2. Netherlands. Handover visit to outgoing Presidency. Secretary of State could go if PM unwilling.
3. Sri Lanka seems unnecessary given Queen's visit.
Outward Visits Secretary of State
3. Hong Kong, China, Japan visit was postponed from September 1980.
4.
Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ghana. See covering minute. If this happens and President Shagari comes in March, June might be the best month in diary terms.
5. Jordan. Nearly a priority.
No Cabinet Minister has been since
Dr Owen in March 1978 and no Minister since Mr Hurd in October 1979. The relationship, though close, needs nurturing.
6. Luxembourg. Churchill Memorial Lecture a good opportunity for a major speech on EC when the restructuring debate is in full swing.
Inward Prime Minister
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Belgian PM.
8.
Handover visit by next Presidency.
Recently reelected for 5
Commercial prospects.
Cameroon President. Last here 1963. more years, Country one third Anglophone.
9. Mauritius PM. Pro-Western, democratic. Background of Soviet ambitions in Indian Ocean. Rangoolam never paid official visit.
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Peru PM. Pro-Western, democratic, new PM. ment opportunities.
11.
Export and invest-
Singapore PM coming under own steam in 1981.
12. PM of Fiji likely to do same.
13.
Sultan of Brunei coming Spring 1981 for 4-6 weeks to learn about art of government.
Inward FM
13. Poland. Poles might prefer to send Kania or new PM.
Soundings
to be made. EESD have suggested Autumn because Polish Deputy FM possibly coming in Spring or possibly 1982. Better to be sure of FM (or above) in first half of year? NB. no top level visits with Warsaw Pact or Yugoslavia proposed so far for 1981.
14. Luxembourg. Mme Flesch just appointed.
→→ 15.
New Australian FM likely to come under own steam at short notice
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