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PORT LOUIS ONLY. MR RIPPON WAS INVITED TO VISIT MAURITIUS EARLY IN 1971 AND THE PRIME MINISTER HAS REPEATED THE INVITATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY THE POSSIBILITY OF A VISIT WAS DISCUSSED BY MR RIPPON AND THE PRIME MINISTER WHEN

THEY MET ON 19 JUNE. MR RIPPON MENTIONED THAT HE MIGHT COME AT THE

END OF SEPTEMBER.

6. ALL. WE WOULD NOW WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED DATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY CASE TO REACH US BY 283AZ ON THURSDAY 29 JUNE. YOU WILL SEE FROM THE PROGRAMME THAT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE ITINERARY, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT FEEL IT NECESSARY TO PROPOSE THEM.

7. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE COMMENTS, WE SHALL THEN ASK YOU TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCREDITED OF THE PROPOSED VISIT,

AND TO SEEK THEIR COMMENTS.

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