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INFO ROUTINE FCO, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, CANBERRA
INFO SAVING AUCKLAND (PASSED)
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YOUR TELNO 2907 TO FCO: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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A VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND AROUND THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY WOULD BE MOST WELCOME. I ENDORSE SIR JOHN COLES' VIEW THAT A WEEK TO COVER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND WOULD BE TIGHT. THURSDAY FLIGHTS FROM SYDNEY TO EITHER AUCKLAND OR WELLINGTON DO NOT ARRIVE UNTIL THE EVENING SO YOU WOULD BE LEFT ONLY ONE WORKING DAY HERE. IF YOU DECIDED TO STAY A FULL WORKING WEEK IN AUSTRALIA WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO LOOK AFTER YOU OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN ORGANISE A PROGRAMME FOR THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
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THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND TRADE HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY HOPE TO MAKE YOU A GUEST OF GOVERNMENT. THIS WILL NEED MINISTERIAL APPROVAL, WHICH WILL NOT BE FORTHCOMING UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION ON 27 OCTOBER. IF YOU DO COME AS A GUEST OF GOVERNMENT, WE WOULD NEED TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE NZ AUTHORITIES ABOUT
THE DETAILS OF THE VISIT.
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I HOPE THAT YOU WILL STAY WITH US AT THE RESIDENCE WHILE YOU ARE IN WELLINGTON. (IF YOU ARE A GUEST OF GOVERNMENT, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO SQUARE THIS WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS, BUT DO NOT ENVISAGE ANY OBJECTION.)
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