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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN, CHINA AND HONG KONG

1. Mr Coles in No 10 told me two or three weeks ago that he

would be grateful for a letter about the general shape of the

Prime Minister's Far Eastern tour before long, to enable us to

discover the Prime Minister's own wishes. We also need to

give the Embassies in Tokyo and Peking some more guidance about the likely timing.

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2. I have consulted PCD, largely on the question of feasible

timings for the RAF aircraft. EESD and MED also have an interest, the former in the possibility of the Prime Minister's travelling

out to the Far East via Moscow (a submission is being considered

at departmental level), and the latter in the possible use which

might be made of a re-fueling stop by the Prime Minister's aircraft in the Gulf on the return journey. I do not think that

these possibilities need to be put to No 10 at this stage.

3. I submit a draft Private Secretary letter. PCD and HKGD

concur.

26 February 1982

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