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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 546
OF 17110OZ FEBRUARY 89
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, C-G NEW YORK, C-G TORONTO
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MY TELNO 428: VISIT TO US AND CANADA
IT NOW SEEMS VERY LIKELY THAT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE WILL BE ON 13-14 JUNE, BUT THIS IS UNLIKELY TO BE CONFIRMED FOR SOME TIME. IF THE DATES CHANGE, IT IS LIKELY TO BE BECAUSE THE CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED FOR SOME TIME, NOT JUST A WEEK OR SO.
2. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, I THINK IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO DECIDE NOW TO POSTPONE MY VISITS TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK BY ONE WEEK. I WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE OTTAWA VISIT ON 16 JUNE AND, FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION HERE WITH THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER, WOULD LIKE TO VISIT TORONTO BRIEFLY ON 17 JUNE UNLESS IT IS CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND.
3. ON THIS BASIS, A POSSIBLE ITINERARY WOULD BE:-
15 JUNE ARRIVE OTTAWA AT 1721 ON PIEDMONT 1998
16 JUNE PROGRAMME IN OTTAWA
17 JUNE
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DEPART OTTAWA AT 10.15. ARRIVE TORONTO 11.12 DEPART TORONTO AT 15.30. ARRIVE PHILADELPHIA 17.43 CAND DRIVE ON TO WASHINGTON)
19-22 JUNE PROGRAMME IN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK
23 JUNE DEPART NEW YORK FOR HONG KONG
4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU OR OTHER ADDRESSEES SEE ANY PROBLEMS IN
THIS.
WILSON
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