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DEPARTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT OF, THE L SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRStion Taken TO CHINA, HONG KONG, KOREA AND JAPAN: 14-28 APRIL 1984

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TRAVEL DETAILS

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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Lady Howe and those shown at Appendix I will depart LHR Southside for Peking at 1355 hours local time (GMT + 1) on Saturday 14 April.

They will travel in an RAF VC10 aircraft task number 1180.

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Flying time LHR (Southside) Peking is 20 hrs 5 mins including stops at Bahrain and Delhi. Passengers are asked to arrive at Southside at the times shown in Appendix II.

BOXES, BRIEFCASES (AND LUGGAGE IF REQUIRED)

A FCO security van accompanied by a FCO Security officer has been reserved for the journey to LHR Southside. The van will leave the FCO at 1130 on Saturday 14 April.

FCO confidential boxes and luggage can be left in room 1 (Security) Downing Street West, FCO, any time up to close of play on Friday 13 April.

Luggage whether taken by the FCO Security Officers, or otherwise, should be left unlocked for the RAF inspection.

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TRANSPORT TO LHR SOUTHSIDE

A schedule of arrangements is shown at Appendix II.

Any enquiries about these arrangements should be addressed to the undersigned up to close of play on Friday 13 April at telephone no : 273 3638 (Office); and thereafter at telephone no : 948 1280 (Home).

P. A. Noble.

PA Noble

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Protocol Department

10 April 1984

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