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TELCON LOVE/FIELD: PROPOSED VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
MR LILLEY HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN MAKING AN EARLY VISIT TO JAPAN AND HONG KONG. BEARING IN MIND THE COMMITMENTS OF JAPANESE MINISTERS TO ATTEND THE DIET IN PERSON DURING PARTS OF THE BUDGET DEBATE AND MR LILLEY'S OWN HEAVY DIARY COMMITMENTS THIS YEAR, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FIRST OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE AROUND 16-19 JANUARY OR IN THE SECOND HALF OF FEBRUARY. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO HIS PRIVATE OFFICE THAT THEY PLAN ON THE BASIS OF A VISIT TO JAPAN IN THAT WEEK IN JANUARY, POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS BUSINESS IN HONG KONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WITH THE SECOND HALF OF FEBRUARY AS A FALL BACK IF IT TURNS OUT IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OR SO THAT JAPANESE MINISTERS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN OVERSEAS TRAVEL PLANS. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE HAVE A VIEW FROM THE PRIVATE OFFICE.
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