TNAG-0278-FCO40-314-Visit-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Aff-1970 — Page 231

CYPHER/CAT A.

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 92

· TO TOKYO.

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6 FEBRUARY 1970. (FE)

CONFIDENTIAL.

FOLLOWING FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY.

YOUR TELEGRAMS NUMBERS 82 AND 88: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.

WE HAVE LOOKED AGAIN AT THE TIMETABLE AND LIKELY PROGRAMME AND DISCUSSED WITH THE DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH IT WILL MEAN FLYING HOME ON A NON-BRITISH AIRLINE (JAL) ON FRIDAY NIGHT 24 APRIL THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS PREPARED TO SPEND ONE MORE DAY IN JAPAN THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. THIS IS PARTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL, WE RECOGNISE, HAVE CERTAIN OBLIGATORY ITEMS, SHOULD NOT BE TOO EXHAUSTING. I AM AFRAID THIS DOES HOWEVER REPRESENT THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT FOR THE TIME MR. STEWART CAN SPARE, AND WE SHALL HAVE TO RELY ON YOU TO PUT THIS OVER AS TACTFULLY AS YOU CAN TO THE JAPANESE.

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LETTER FOLLOWS BY BAG WITH FURTHER EXPLANATIONS AND OUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON POSSIBLE PROGRAMME.

STEWART

FILES:

F.E.D.

P.SEC.

NEWS D.

HONG KONG D.

MR. WILFORD

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