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INFO ROUTINE PHOM PENH, HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK
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YOUR TELNO 201: MR GOODLAD'S TRAVEL PLANS
1. TIMING PROPOSED FOR A VISIT TO VIETNAM WOULD FIT IN WELL WITH AIRLINE SCHEDULE FROM HONG KONG AND IN FOUR DAYS IT SHOULD BE JUST POSSIBLE TO COVER MAIN UK INTERESTS, CALLS ON MINISTER, TALKS WITH MFA ETC AND TO VISIT HO CHI MINH CITY. MR GOODLAD WOULD NEED TO ARRIVE HANOI FROM HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER AND LEAVE BY ROAD FOR PHNOM PENH EARLY ON SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER.
2. WE WOULD ENVISAGE A PROGRAMME MUCH ON THE LINES OF THAT FOR LORD CAITHNESS' SUCCESSFUL VISIT IE 9 AND 10 SEPTEMBER IN HANOI: MEETINGS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (WHO HAS ALREADY TOLD ME HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING MR GOODLAD AGAIN HERE), MORE DETAILED TALKS WITH MR GOODLAD'S VICE MINISTERIAL HOST, MEETINGS WITH SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC CONTACTS, UNHCR, BRIEFING ON EC PROGRAMME FOR REINTEGRATION OF RETURNEES ETC. I WOULD VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD ALSO SEE MR GOODLAD. ON 11 SEPTEMBER (A VERY EARLY START) VISIT QUANG NINH TO MEET RETURNEES UNDER ORP, SEE ONE OR TWO SIZEABLE BRITISH NGO PROJECTS FINANCED 80:20 BY ODA AND ALSO TO SEE SOMETHING OF EC PROGRAMME ON THE GROUND. ON 12 SEPTEMBER EARLY MORNING FLIGHT TO HCMC (BY VIETNAM AIRLINES - YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF PRIVATE PLANE) FOLLOWED BY CALL ON HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, MEETING WITH THE BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CALL ON BP OFFICE FOR BRIEFING ON THEIR ACTIVITIES AND VIETNAM OIL SECTOR IN GENERAL. DEPARTURE ON 13 SEPTEMBER WOULD BE BY ROAD TO CAMBODIAN BORDER SUBJECT TO DAVID BURNS' VIEWS.
3. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR MINISTERIAL RESHUFFLE SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER WHICH COULD COMPLICATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CALLS ON SOME MINISTERS. I SEE NO REASON HOWEVER AT PRESENT TO SUGGEST CHANGING THE DATES YOU PROPOSE.
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