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GRS 323

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FM F.C.0. 031800Z SEP 82-

TO PRIORITY TOKYO

HKIZ 02615

нке

CONFIDENTIAL

TELEGRAM NUMBER 336 OF 3 SEPTEMBER

等

·7 SEP 932

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AND TO PRIORITY PEKING, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG, NEW DELHI,

ABU DHABI, BAHRAIN, BGWRS DARWIN.

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE FAR EAST 16 29 SEPTEMBER:

COMMUNICATIONS.

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PA

1. A 24-HOUR COMMUNICATIONS COVERAGE, WITH SLEEPING WATCH IN

OFFICE DURING SILENT HOURS, WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE ABOVE VISIT.

2. PERIODS DURING WHICH POSTS BEING VISITED WILL BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR PRIME MINISTER'S TELEGRAM TRAFFIC ARE AS FOLLOWS, ALL TIMES

GMT:

the

TOKYO (DARWIN OPEN FOR RELAY PURPOSES)

FROM 1000 ON THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

TO 0020 ON WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

PEKING (DARWIN RELAY)

FROM 0030 ON WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

TO 0030 ON SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON (TO COVER PERIOD PM IN SHANGHAI)

FROM 0030 ON SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

TO 0130 ON SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

(PRECISE TIMINGS FOR WASHINGTON COVERAGE TO BE CONFIRMED)

HONG KONG

FROM 0130 ON SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

TO 1330 ON TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

NEW DELHI

FROM 1330 ON TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

TO 0405 ON WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

(ABU DHABI RELAY)

BAHRAIN

FROM 0405 ON WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

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