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VISIT BY LORD CAITHNESS.
1. THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS' CLUB (FCC) HAS APPROACHED US INFORMALLY WITH A VIEW TO INVITING LORD CAITHNESS TO A DRINKS PARTY AT WHICH HE WOULD GIVE A TALK AND TAKE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGING.
2. AS THE MINISTER'S PROGRAMME IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF BEING PUT TOGETHER, IT WOULD PRESUMABLY BE DIFFICULT TO SLOT IN SUCH AN EVENT AT THIS LATE STAGE, AND LORD CAITHNESS IS ALREADY ADDRESSING THE BRITISH CHAMBER. THE FCC DOES HOWEVER OFFER A GOOD PLATFORM FOR SPEAKERS: RECENTLY THEY HAVE HAD THE AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, LEE KUAN YEW AND OF COURSE SIR DAVID WILSON. THE INVITATION IS THEREFORE WORTH CONSIDERING FOR A FUTURE
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