CYPHER/CAT. A.
RESTRICTED
IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO CANBERRA
Realm G
257,
RECEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No.63
28 JAIL.67
TELNO. 138
23 JANUARY, 1967
(F.E. & P. (H))
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RESTRICTED.
ADDRESSED TO CANBERRA TELEGRAM NUMBER 138 OF 23 JANUARY AND TO WELLINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, H.C. SINGAPORE FIJI AND HONG KONG.
COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY'S VISIT.
VISIT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT 2000 HOURS G.M.T. ON 25 JANUARY, WHILE SECRETARY OF STATE IS SPEAKING AT AUSTRALIA CLUB DINNER.
(TO ALL EXCEPT FIJI AND HONG KONG) PLEASE INFORM COMMONWEALTH
AUTHORIT, ES,
(TO FIJ! AND HONG KONG) NO OBJECTION TO SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION. 2. (TO ALL) ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD READ:
(BEGINS)
(A) QUOTE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, THE RIGHT HON. HERBERT BOWDEN, C.B.E., M.P., WILL BE VISITING CERTAIN
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE FAR EAST BETWEEN
10 FEBRUARY AND 8 MARCH. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. BOWDEN.
UNQUOTE
(B) QUOTE THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY WILL LEAVE LONDON ON 10 FEBRUARY AND WILL REACH FIJI ON 12 FEBRUARY, NEW ZEALAND ON 14 FEBRUARY, AND AUSTRALIA ON 19 FEBRUARY. AFTER AUSTRALIA HE WILL VISIT MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG. THE DATES OF THESE VISITS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER. UNQUOTE
(C) QUOTE THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY'S TOUR IS TO SEE AT FIRST HAND SOMETHING OF THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE FAR EAST, AND TO ENABLE HIM TO HAVE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED. UNQUOTE
(ENDS).
3. NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS AS
PRESS GUIDANCE:
(A) THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OCCASION ON WHICH MR. BOWDEN
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SENT TO FIJI AND HONG KONG AS COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM NOS, 254150
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