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OTHER MINISTERS YOU WISH TO SEE ? YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER CALLS ON BARBARA MACDOUGALL (IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT) AND JOHN CROSBIE
(INTERNATIONAL TRADE).
5. HOULDEN WONDERED IF YOU COULD CONSIDER ADDING A SHORT STOP-OVER IN VANCOUVER (TO MEET THE PREMIER AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR) TO YOUR ITINERARY ? HOULDEN SUGGESTED THAT A VISIT TO VANCOUVER MIGHT MAKE SENSE FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW GIVEN THE SUBSTANTIAL HONG KONG INTERESTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, BUT HE DID LITTLE TO HIDE THE FACT THAT A VISIT THERE WOULD BE USEFUL FOR DOMESTIC CANADIAN POLITICAL REASONS AS SENIOR VISITORS HAD TENDED TO NEGLECT THE WEST COAST.
DID NOTHING TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE FITTED INTO YOUR PLANS FOR THIS TRIP BUT GRATEFUL FOR A STEER IN DUE COURSE.
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DISTRIBUTION
26
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