CONFIDENTIAL

157757

MDH N 5582

LORD CAITHNESS' BILATERAL WITH DIALOGUE PARTNERS FOR THE MORNING OF 1 AUGUST. OTHERWISE WE SHALL HAVE TO FOREGO IT. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO HAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT THE MINISTER MIGHT DO IN POHNPEI WHILE THE FORUM ITSELF IS UNDERWAY. WE SHALL ALSO BE SEEKING THE VIEWS OF HIGH COMMISSIONER, TARAWA ON THIS POINT, IN VIEW OF HIS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE.

5. FOR CANBERRA AND WELLINGTON.

HAVING CHANGED TRAVEL PLANS

IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH BOLGER AND EVANS IN POHNPEI WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR BILATERALS. PLEASE DISCUSS WITH YOUR HOST GOVERNMENTS WHAT SLOTS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. WE WILL TAKE PARALLEL ACTION HERE. LORD CAITHNESS WOULD BE WILLING TO HOST A MEAL(S) IF THAT FITTED.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

52

LIMITED

SPD

SEAD

HKD

NEWS D

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DISTRIBUTION

52

PROTOCOL D

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

MR BEAMISH

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