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CONFIDENTIAL

TO 1000 ON WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

21392 1

3.

COI PRESS BULLETINS. THE 0130 GMT PRESS BULLETINS, PREFIXED

IMMEDIATE FOLLOWING FOR PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY WILL BE TRANS-

MITTED AS FOLLOWS:

ΤΟ ΤΟΚΥΟ

16 21 SEPTEMBER

TO PEKING

TO WASHINGTON

TO HONG KONG

TO NEW DEHI

22 24 SEPTEMBER

(FOR ON-PASSING UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO

SHANGHAI) 25 SEPTEMBER ONLY.

26 28 SEPTEMBER

29 SEPTEMBER.

SEPARATE TELEGRAMS TO FOLLOW TO INDIVIDUAL POSTS ABOUT TRANS-

MISSION ROUTE OF COI PRESS-IE VIA NORMAL CHANNELS OR DIRECT

TELEX FROM COI.

4. COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE. TWO DSC OFFICERS FROM HANSLOPE

PARK HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS TRIP TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNICATIONS

COVERAGE AT EACH POST EN ROUTE. MR GAMBLE IS ALREADY IN TOKYO AND

MR SOULSBY WILL TRAVEL WITH PM'S PARTY.

PYM

LIMITED

HKGD

COD

NAD

C AND SD

MED

PCD

SECURITY DEPT

FED

PS

2

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

MR.J.L. WRIGHT, CABINET OFFICE MS HOLD STOCK, C.O.D

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