The Hon. Tim Sainsbury, MP Minister for Trade

CONFIDENTIAL

Neal Hammond Esq

dti

the department for Enterprise

Assistant Private Secretary

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Whitehall

London,

SW1

Direct line

071-215 5144

Our ref

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Your ref

Date

12 September 1990

Jurist

+ fatto swin

HICD for a draft APS

reply

in consultation with

SEAD and SAD by 19/9.

PS

Seating

Department of Trade and Industry

1-19 Victoria Street London SW1H (ET

Enquiries

071-215 5000

Telex 8811074/5 DTHQ G

Fax 071-222 2629

Dear Neal

APS

Lt (57 Williains

SEAD SAD

Protocol Dept

GT TerLista

The Minister for Trade is planning to visit Hong Kong and Indonesia from Friday 21 September to 29 September inclusive. it is also possible that a visit to India will be slotted in at the end of the trip from 29 September to 3 October inclusive.

The purpose of the visits is trade promotion and in particular to pursue opportunities for British business arising out of the Hong Kong Airport project.

Would you please seek your Secretary of State's approval for Mr Sainsbury to undertake this visit.

I am copying this letter to Private Secretaries at No. 10, Chief Whips Office and in Sir Robert Armstrong's office.

Yours sincerely

Rosemary

ROSEMARY HOWARD

Diary Secretary

Howard

ja

Ms Coglin

jor action pl.

Rn17/9

Miss Maysoon for action

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