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President Diouf's personal invitation to visit Senegal. Mrs Chalker subsequently expressed her own preferences, which while broadly agreeing with the above, envisage a separate visit to Nigeria, early 1987 (first preference), Horn of Africa (second preference), West African countries, particularly Senegal, The Gambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Benin (third preference), Angola and Mozambique (fourth preference) and South Africa.
Mr Renton
13. The Sub-Committee recommended as a priority that Mr Renton should visit the USA for two or three days from 13 or 20 October to deliver the UK policy speech to the First Committee. Mr Renton has however subsequently suggested 22-24 October which is being pursued with UKMIS New York.
14. It was also recommended that visits to Poland and Czechoslovakia should be combined with Mr Renton's attendance at the MBFR talks in Vienna. Subsequently Mr Renton commented that MBFR attendance need not be linked with visits to Eastern Europe. Mr Renton plans, as a first priority for Eastern Europe, to visit Hungary and Czechoslovakia from 13-17 October but does not consider that Poland merits urgency.
15. A decision to visit the USSR could be taken only in the light of the eventual Soviet response to the long outstanding invitation to Mr Shevardnadze. If Mr Shevardnadze's visit materialises before the summer, a visit to Moscow by Mr Renton should be considered for the autumn Subsequently Mr Renton indicated that he considers he should visit the Soviet Union even if Mr Shevardnadze does not visit Britain.
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The Sub-Committee agreed that a visit to Algeria should be borne in mind, possibly linked with Tunisia and Morocco, but would have a low priority. Since the meeting, consideration has been given as a high priority for Mr Renton to visit Egypt and Sudan during the week of 21-26 September. Mr Renton is considering visiting Oman and Saudi Arabia in January 1987.
Mr Eggar
17. The Sub-Committee agreed that Mr Eggar should attend the UNGA (high priority) in ?October/November 1986 and it was hoped that the date would not clash with the South Pacific Conference, which the Sub-Committee recommended Mr Eggar should attend, whilst visiting other independent States in the region.
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