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TO ROUTINE FCO TEL NO 2095 OF 26TH JUNE 1972.

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YOUR TELEGRAMS TO COLOMBO NOS. 287 AND 288 OF 24 JUNE.

ASIAN-AFRICAN TOUR BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.

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Î NOTE OMISSION OF PAKISTAN FROM ITINERARY AND WOULD NOT WISH TO CHALLLENGE THIS DECISION, BUT PAKISTANIS WILL ALSO NOTE OMISSION AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO ASK WHETHER PAKISTAN BY LEAVING THE COMMONWEALTH HAS FORFEITED THE POSSIBILITY OF BENEFITING FROM THE TERMS OF THE DECLARATION OF INTENT ANNEXED TO THE TREATY OF. ACCESSION. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO INDICATION OF YOUR VIEWS ON THIS QUESTION SINCE YOUR SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 2 OF 15 FEBRUARY INSTRUCTING US TO STALL ON REPLY.

2. GRATEFUL TO LEARN WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMUNITY ON THIS PROBLEM. IF ASKED BY PAKISTANIS CAN WE SAY MORE THAN THAT CHANCELLOR'S TOUR IS TO COMMONWEALTH

COUNTRIES ONLY ?

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