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SEPTEMBER

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE FAR EAST:

PROBLEM

1.

To advise No 10 which routes the Prime Minister's aircraft

might take on her visit to the Far East in September.

RECOMMENDATION

2. That the Prime Minister's aircraft should fly to the Far

East via Elmendorf in Alaska and return via New Delhi and Bahrain,

and that the stops should be technical (i e that no meetings with

local political leaders should be arranged). FED, HKGD, EESD, SAD

and MED concur. I submit a draft letter to No 10.

ARGUMENT

3. This is contained in the draft letter to No 10 (copy attached).

14 July 1982

cc:

PS/Mr Hurd

PS/Mr Rifkind

PS/Lord Belstead PS/PUS

Mr Donald

Mr Giffard

Mr Goodison

Mr Ure

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