CONFIDENTIAL
SCHEDULE FOR EXPORT PROMOTION OVERSEAS
VISITS BY MINISTERS: JANUARY 1991 – SUMMER RECESS 1991
PURPOSE
DATE
NAME
DESIGNATION
13-17 March 1991
Mr MacLean
Parliamentary
COUNTRY
Japan
Foodex/Hoteres (Tokyo)
Secretary MAFF
17-19 March 1991
Sir Derek Hornby
Chairman,
British
Germany
Leipzig Fair
Overseas Trade Board
18-22 March 1991
Sir Wyn Roberts
Minister of State Welsh Office
Italy
Trade Promotion with
March 1991
Mr Needham
Minister for Industry Northern Ireland Office
Japan
businessmen
Trade Promotion
Mar/Apr 1991
Mr Carlisle
Under Secretary of State (DP) MOD
SE Asia possibly Malaysia
Promotion of Defense
Spring 1991
Mr Gummer
Minister (MAFF)
Romania
1-9 April
Mr Hurd
Secretary of State
Hong Kong/China
FCO
2-7 April 1991
Mr Freeman
Dept of Transport
USSR
Trade Promotion
(Tentative)
Political with Trade
Promotion element
Trade Promotion
2-14 April 1991
Mr Sainsbury
Minister for Trade
DTI
Australia and
New Zealand
Posts
Trade Promotion. advised against taking businessmen.
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