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H LI Davies
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114 OCT 1991
Far Eastern Department
10 October 1991
Sir J Coles
News Department
Special Advisers
Protocol Department
FEC 04012
29 OCT1991
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Mr Burns
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minist Caithness
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Алатиль 15 14/10
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DAVID GILLMORE
VISIT OF THE DALAI LAMA 30 NOVEMBER 3 DECEMBER
Problem
1. How to handle the Dalai Lama's next visit.
Recommendation
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2. Byrecommend that we should advise the Prime Ministerito:? receive him.f If the Prime Minister cannot, the Secretary of State should do so. I submitxaxdraft Private Secretary letter covering draft letters to Lord Ennabar
Background
3. We learnt from press reports this week that the Dalai Lama was due back in Britain in early December to address the Oxford Union. Discreet enquiries with the Office of Tibet reveal that he plans a low-key visit between 30 November and 3 December. We have now seen Lord Ennals' letter of 4 October to the Prime Minister. The fixed points in the programme appear to be the award of an honorary degree and the appearance at the Oxford Union, both on Monday 2 December.
Argument
4.
The substance of the argument in favour of a meeting with the Prime Minister is in the draft PS letter.
5. If this
recommendation is approved we shall need to
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