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TO PRIORITY DELHI TELEGRAM NUMBER 152 OF 28 JANUARY AND BANGKOK, HONG KONG, SEOUL, TOKYO, INFO DUBAI, ABU DHABI, ANKARA, BAHRAIN RES. INFO SAVING ISTANBUL.

FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT

1. WE HAVE NOW MADE PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHARTER OF A COMET. THE PRESENT PLANNING FOR THE SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS (ALL LOCAL TIMES):

4 FEBRUARY: 2230 HRS LEAVE HEATHROW

5 FEBRUARY: 1800 HRS ARRIVE DELHI HAVING REFUELLED AT ISTANBUL

(ETA #350 LOCAL) AND DUBAI (ETA 1123 LOCAL)

8 FEBRUARY: 1500 HRS LEAVE DELHI.

2045 HRS ARRIVE BANGKOK

13 FEBRUARY: 1245 HRS LEAVE BANGKOK

1655 HRS ARRIVE HONG KONG

15 FEBRUARY: 1133 HRS LEAVE HONG KONG

1600 HRS ARRIVE SEOUL

16 FEBRUARY: 1500 HRS LEAVE SEOUL

1785 HRS ARRIVE TOKYO

19 FEBRUARY: 0930 HRS LEAVE TOKYO

1530 HRS ARRIVE DELHI HAVING REFUELLED AT HONG KONG AND BANGKOK

20 FEBRUARY: 0900 HRS LEAVE DELHI

1800 HRS ARRIVE LONDON HAVING REFUELLED AT DUBAI AND ISTANBUL.

2. I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS SCHEDULE ON THE DELHI PROGRAMME (DELHI TEL 241), BUT THE IMMEDIATE POINT IS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD NOT WISH TO GO STRAIGHT INTO SWARAN SINGH'S DINNER ON THE SATURDAY EVENING. THE DEPARTURE TIME WILL FIT IN WELL WITH THE DELHI PLANS.

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