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TO BE VISITED, WILL ACCEPT TELEGRAM TRAFFIC TO AWAIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ARRIVAL IN SEOUL, ETA 0830Z

ON 22 APRIL. NO SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN OKINAWA. SEOUL WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS COVER FROM 0620Z ON 22 APRIL

UNTIL ETD AT 02002 ON 25 APRIL.

TOKYO WILL TAKE UP COMMUNICATIONS COVER FROM ETD SEOUL AT 02002 ON 25 APRIL UNTIL ETD TOKYO AT 1200Z ON 27 APRIL. 2. 0130 GMT COI NEWS SUMMARIES WILL ISSUE FROM COI, OVER

TELEX, AS FOLLOWS:

15-17 APRIL INCLUSIVE: TO CRS HANSLOPE FOR ONWARD

RELAY TO PEKING

18 AND 19 APRIL: TO F C O COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE LONDON FOR ONWARD RELAY TO HONG KONG, VIA THE PRIVATE WIRE. (I) 20 APRIL: NO UK NEWSPAPERS OR PRESS SUMMARY. (II) 21 AND 22 APRIL :

(III) 23 TO 27 APRIL:

DIRECT TO MANZA BEACH HOTEL, OKINAWA. TO CRS HANSLOPE FOR ONWARD RELAY TO SEOUL ON 23 AND 24 APRIL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ON 25, 26 AND

27 APRIL TO TOKYO.

(IV) THE SUMMARIES SHOULD BE PREFIXED QUOTE IMMEDIATE.

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FOLLOWING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE UNQUOTE.

ONE D SC WILL ACCOMPANY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT AT THE MISSIONS TO BE VISITED.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY WILL BE CARRYING

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SECURE SPEECH EQUIPMENT. CTS D ASSISTANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL (FCO TELEGRAM NO 316 TO PEKING, HONGKONG, TOKYO AND SEOUL

REFERS).

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