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FM FCO 261755Z JAN 84

TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 39 OF 26 JANUARY

AND TO SEOUL, HONG KONG, PEKING

FROM FED

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TOKYO TELNO 49 AND SEOUL TELNO 14 (NOT TO ALL):

VIT, VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE

1.

Mr. Wilkins

WE HAVE LOOKED AGAIN AT THE WHOLE PLAN IN THE LIGHT

OF YOUR TURS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS HERE. ONE NEW FACTOR, FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION ONLY, IS THE THOUGHT THAT THE HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS MIGHT BY MID-APRIL HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE A VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PEKING

COULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS.

2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS THEREFORE AGREED THAT WE

SHOULD NOW CONSIDER THE PERIOD 22 TO 30 APRIL FOR THE FAR EASTERN TOUR. AS NO DECISION ON A PEKING VISIT CAN BE

TAKEN YET WE WOULD ENVISAGE THE TOUR STARTING IN SEOUL OR TOKYO. IN THEORY PEKING MIGHT BE BETTER AFTER HONG KONG

BOTH TO MINIMISE SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONING AND BECAUSE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR A HONG KONG VISIT COULD BE SET IN HAND

WITHOUT WAITING FOR DECISION ON WHETHER TO INCLUDE PEKING: HOWEVER IT WOULD BE BETTER IF POSSIBLE TO GO FOR TWO NIGHTS

IN PEKING AND THIS SUGGESTS THE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ON

THIS BASIS A POSSIBLE ITINERARY ON THE ASSUMPTION OF A PEKING

VISIT MIGHT BE:

SUNDAY 22 APRLL

MONDAY 23 APRIL

TUESDAY 24 APRIL

WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL

THURSDAY 26 APRIL

FRIDAY 27 APRIL

SUNDAY 29 APRIL

MONDAY 30 APRIL (PM)

LEAVE UK VIA ALASKA

ARRIVE SEOUL

TALKS IN SEOUL

(AM)

FLY TO TOKYO

TALKS IN TOKYO

FLY TO PEKING

FLY TO HONG KONG

LEAVE FOR UK.

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