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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
TELNO 170
OF 18173OZ MAY 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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027461 MDHOAN 6311
YOUR TELNO 196: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT
1.
WE PROPOSE TO ANNOUNCE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT AT
113OZ ON 19 MAY. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEEK PHILIPPINES AGREEMENT TO THIS AND TO TEXTS BELOW. THEY MAY WISH TO MAKE
PARALLEL ANNOUNCEMENT. THE UK ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT BE
PRE-EMPTED BY THE PHILIPPINES.
2 =
ANNOUNCEMENT.
BEGINS. VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE PHILIPPINES 27-29
MAY.
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SIR GEOFFREY HOWE QC MP THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WILL VISIT THE PHILIPPINES (27-29 MAY).
ENDS.
3. BACKGROUND NOTE FOR EDITORS ON PHILIPPINES.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES BY A BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY SINCE LORD CARRINGTON'S IN JANUARY 1982.
PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
OFFICE MINISTERS INCLUDE MR RENTON IN JUNE 1986, LORD GLENARTHUR IN SEPTEMBER 1987. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOT YET MET PRESIDENT AQUINO, BUT HE MET MR MANGLAPUS AT THE EC/ASEAN FOREIGN
MINISTERS MEETING IN DUESSELDORF ON 2 MAY. THE PURPOSES OF HIS
VISIT INCLUDE UNDERLINING OUR CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR MRS AQUINO, AND HER EFFORTS IN NURTURING DEMOCRACY, AND FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ALREADY WARM BILATERAL RELATIONS, INCLUDING TRADE AND INVESTMENT.
4. UK/PHILIPPINE TRADE FIGURES FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ARE
SUMMARISED:
UK IMPORTS
1985
180
1986
182.7
(POUNDS STERLING MILLION)
1987
202.7
UK EXPORTS
94
.4
79.8
(POUNDS STERLING
113.7
MILLION)
5. THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE TALKS WITH
PRESIDENT AQUINO, FOREIGN SECRETARY MANGLAPUS, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY CONCEPCION, AND SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION REYES. MR MANGLAPUS WILL HOST A LUNCH.
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