TNAG-0325-FCO40-361-Proposed-visit-by-the-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Com-1972 — Page 12

PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT A

SEOUL 2903072 DEC

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENIA R!.51

Mo. $1

1. Jan 1972

TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 238 DATED 29 DECEMBER

INFO ROUTINE TOKYO AND HONG KONG

MY TEL 284 : FAR EAST VISIT.

FOLLOWING IS DRAFT TEXT OF FA ANNOUNCEMENT :-

BEGINS.

LAST

REF.

NEX)

REF.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME, THE BRITISH

FOREIGN SECRETARY, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY DOUGLAS-HOME, IS

SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN SEOUL ON FEBRUARY 15 1972 FOR

A TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AT THE

INVITATION OF MR. YONG SHIK KIN, FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. SIR ALEC TOUGLAS-HONE IS THE FORMER

PRIME MINISTER AND LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.

IT WILL BE HIS FIRST VISIT TO KOREA.

DURING HIS STAY IN KOREA, HE WILL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH

THE KOREAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS EXTENSIVELY ON THE CURRENT

WORLD SITUATION AS WELL AS ON THE MATTERS OF MUTIJAL

INTEREST BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

ENDS

2. WE SUGGESTED FOLLOWING MINOR DRAFTING AMENDMENTS TO

KFA :

(1) AMEND LAST SENTENCE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO READ ''SIR ALEC

DOUGLAS- HOME IS A FORMER

(1) DELETE 'EXTENSIVELY

ETC.,

FROM LAST PARAGRAPH.

3. MFA HAVE STILL TO CONFIRM AMENDMENTS. UNLESS WE HEAR

FROM YOU BY 1499 LOCAL TIME 32 DECEMBER WE SHALL ASSUME

YOU HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON PROPOSED TEXT.

PETERSEN

FILE S

FED

HKD

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]

NEWS D

P & CD

P/S

SIR S TOMLINGON IR VILFORD

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