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either late (eg 2100 local) on Tuesday 6 May or

about noon on Wednesday 7 May.

4. You may now inform the Japanese that The Quean

and The Duke of Edinburgh will arrive by air, not

in Britannia, and enquire whether proposed dates

are acceptable to them and whether they have a

pronounced preference in favour of a noon arrival

rather than a late evening arrival. If they

confirm this, Palace will plan on a noon arrival on

Wednesday 7 May.

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