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MDHIAN 0721
2 A
1990
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FM BANGKOK
TO DESKBY 31063OZ FCO
TELNO 484
OF 31024OZ JULY 90
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, HANOI
FCO TELNO 1432 TO HONG KONG: LORD CAITHNESS' TRAVEL
1.
AN EARLY FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO THAILAND BY LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE MOST WELCOME. THE PROPOSED DATES, 20-23 SEPTEMBER, WOULD CONFINE ANY OFFICIAL PROGRAMME IN BANGKOK TO THE FRIDAY, WITH THE USUAL ATTENDANT DIFFICULTIES OF MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS DEPARTING EARLY FOR THE WEEKEND OUT OF BANGKOK. BUT I HOPE WE CAN OFFER THE MINISTER A VARIED AND WORTHWHILE PROGRAMME OVER THE WEEKEND OUT OF BANGKOK.
I WOULD SEE MOST VALUE IN A VISIT TO THE CAMBODIAN BORDER AND THE REFUGEE CAMPS AND ACCORDINGLY PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME.
2.
THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER.
PM
ETA BANGKOK FROM SINGAPORE.
(PROBABLY
INFORMAL BRIEFING OVER SUPPER AT RESIDENCE INCLUDING HMA HANOI, WHOM I HAVE TOLD ABOUT THE PROPOSED VISIT AND WHO IS KEEN TO SEE THE MINISTER).
FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. AM
PM
CALLS ON THAI MINISTERS E.G. PRIME MINISTER CHATICHAI, FOREIGN MINISTER SIDDHI (CAMBODIA, BURMA) AND MINISTER OF COMMERCE SUBIN (GATT)
MEET EMBASSY STAFF.
EVENING FLY TO NAKHON RATCHASIMA AND STAY OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER.
VISIT TWO CAMPS (SITE 2 AND KHAO I DANG) FOR BRIEFINGS BY DISPLACED PERSONS PROTECTION UNIT (DPPU), UNITED NATIONS BORDER RELIEF OPERATION (UNBRO), AND CHRISTIAN OUTREACH (COR).
DINNER IN ARANYAPRATHET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER.
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