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TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 636 OF 30 NOV 82
HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE AND LORD BELSTEAD'S OFFICIAL VISIT:
PRESS RELEASE: SEE M.1.P.T.
1. MUCH TO HIS SUBORDINATES' AND OUR SURPRISE THE DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF THE MFA INFORMATION DEPT ANNOUNCED AT THE MINISTRY'S
ROUTINE PRESS CONFERENCE ON 26 NOVEMBER THAT LORD BELSTEAD WILL
BE PAYING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THAILAND ON 15 17 DECEMBER.
JETN ADDED THAT THE MINISTER WILL PAY COURTESY CALLS ON THE
PRIME MINISTER, THE FOREIGN MINISTER, AND MINISTERS OF FINANCE, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, WILL VISIT THE BORDER AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON CAMBODIA,REFUGEES AND OTHER MATTERS.
2. BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, JETN SAID HIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS QUOTE PURELY INFORMAL UNQUOTE. IT HAS NOT RPT NOT YET BEEN PICKED UP
BY THE LOCAL PRESS.
3. THE MINISTRY SAY THAT THEY INTEND TO ISSUE A FORMAL PRESS
RELEASE ON 9 DECEMBER. THE MFA ACCEPT THE WORDING CONTAINED
IN OUR TEL NO 621. ON BALANCE WE NOW SEE MERIT IN HOLDING OFF
UNTIL 9 DECEMBER, IF YOU AGREE.
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PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
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