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AT THE MINISTER FOR TRADES MEETING ON TUESDAY 1 JULY IT WAS DECIDED THAT, SUBJECT TO FOO'S APPROVAL, THE MINISTER WILL DEPART LONDON ON 31 AUGUST AND ARRIVE BACK ON 6 SEPTEMBER. IT IS INTENDED THAT 5 INDUSTRIALISTS, 1 TRADE UNIONIST, 1 OFFICIAL, 1 REPRESEN- TATIVE FROM INFORMATION DIVISION AND A PS WILL ACCOMAPNY THE MINISTER ALSO IT WAS DECIDED THAT THERE SHOULD BE HIGH KEY PUBLICITY FOR THE VISIT AND IT IS THEREFORE PLANNED TO TAKE WITH THEM 2 UK NEWSPAPER JOURNALISTS WHO WOULD TRAVEL WITH THE MINISTER BUT WHO WOULD NOT BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY. THEY WILL FOLLOW HIS PROGRAMME AND MAY TAKE A CAMERA CREW WITH THEM, BUT WE DO NOT NEED TO MAKE HOTEL BOOKINGS FOR THEM. THE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY WHICH COULD BE ARRANGED

IN ADDITION TO THE SUGGESTED PROGRAMME WAS CONSIDERED AND IT WAS RESOLVED THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON A FAIRLY LIMITED SCALE EG. A DISPLAY IN A SHOP OF THE HOTEL IN WHICH THE MINISTER WILL BE STAYING AND POSSIBLY SOME BRITISH TEXTILES ON DISPLAY AT THE RECEPTION PROPOSED IN YOUR CREDA 126 OF 16 JUNE. THE MINISTER IS PLANNING TO DISCUSS THIS WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF THE HKTAG ON WEDNESDAY 9 JULY (THIS WILL INCLUDE FRANK MCKELLAR). A FEW DAYS LATER THE MINISTER PLANS TO MEET THE BUSINESSMEN (AS SOON AS WE HAVE ALL THE NAMES) WHO WILL ACCOMPANY HIM ON THE MISSION. THEY WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITES. COURTAULDS HAVE A BASE IN HONG KONG AND OTHER COMPANIES WILL HAVE AGENTS WHO MAY HAVE QUITE A LOT OF BRITISH TEXTILES AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG,

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETINGS ARRANGED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE CAN CONFIRM, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE FCO, THE DATES AND NUMBERS FOR THE MISSION.

A COPY OF A MINUTE LAST TUESDAY 1ST IS ON ITS WAY TO YOU BY BAG.

WE HAVE JUST SEEN A COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND'S OFFICE ASKING THE PRIME MINISTER'S PERMISSION FOR HIM TO VISIT JAPAN, WITH PERHAPS A STOPOVER EN ROUTE TO EITHER HONG KONG OR CANADA. MR YOUNGER INTENDS TO BE IN JAPAN FROM 15-25 SEPTEMBER BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING DEFINITE.

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