TNAG-0751-FCO40-955-Visit-of-Lord-Goronwy-Roberts--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-1978 — Page 21

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Action Taken

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO #34 OF 15 FEBRUARY INFO JAKARTA, SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG. YOUR TELNO 328: LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS. 1. ROMULO TODAY WELCOMED THIS PROPOSAL MOST WARMLY. HE RECALLED WITH PLEASURE THE MINISTER'S LAST VISIT HERE AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS IN LONDON AND SAID DATES PROPOSED WOULD BE CONVENIENT. 2. 1 SHALL SHORTLY SEND PRECISE PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS ALONG LINES PROPOSED. I THINK SOME OR ALL OF FOLLOWING MIGHT BE INCLUDED:~ CALLS OV PRESIDENT, MRS MARCOS, ROMULO, VIRATA (FINANCE), PATERNO (INDUSTRY), QUIAZON (TRADE), SICAT (ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) AND ENRILE (DEFENCE): EVENING RECEPTION AND LUNCH WITH ME, LUNCH WITH A LEADING BRITISH BUSINESSMEN TO MEET

OTHERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, I ASSUME DINNER WITH ROMULO: VISITS TO A BRITISH INVESTMENT (PERHAPS PHILIPPINE REFINING,

A UNILEVER COCONUT OIL MILL WITH SEVERAL SENIOR BRITISH STAFF

AND EMBASSY OFFICES AND MEETING WITH EEC COLLEAGUES, PERHAPS OVER A DRINK IN EARLY EVENING OF 21 MARCH.

3. PRESS ARE LIKELY TO BE AT AIRPORT ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

AND I HOPE THE MINISTER WOULD BE PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THEM.

IF HE WOULD ALSO LIKE A MORE FORMAL PRESS CONFERENCE

THIS IS POSSIBLE BIT I BELIEVE THE AIRPORT MEETINGS WILL

ENSURE ADEQUATE COVERAGE.

4. CHIEF OF PROTOCOL SAYS HE THINKS GOVERNMENT MIGHT WISH TO ISSUE AV OFFICIAL INVITATION. IF SO THEY MAY SUGGEST MINISTER AND

PARTY SHOULD STAY AT ONE OF HOTELS AS THEIR GUESTS. HOWEVER

I CAN EASILY ACCOMODATE ALL THRES AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.

SHOULD MINISTER PREFER THIS I SHALL TRY TO DEFLICT ANY SUGGESTION

OF GOVERNMENT ACCOMODATION.

5. EARLY MARCH WILL SEE 7 APRIL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FULL SVING. THIS MAY AFFECT SOME OF SUGGESTED APPOINTMENTS: PATERNO, ENRILE AND ROMULO HIMSELF ARE ALL CANDIDATES. BUT I KNOW THEY

WILL WISH TO SEE THE MINISTER IF AT ALL POSSIBLE,

BENTLEY

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