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FN HONG KONG 19103OZ APR 84

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TO FLASH FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1076 OF 19 APRIL

AND TO FLASH TOKYO, SEOUL, LISBON

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PARIS, BONN

FOLLLOWING FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY

SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROGRAMME.

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1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED THAT IN VIEW OF LIBYA

IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR HIM TO REMAIN IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH LONDON. HE AND HIS PARTY WILL REMAIN IN HONG KONG OVER THE WEEKEND AND WILL FLY DIRECT TO SEOUL TO ARRIVE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME ON SUNDAY. ON PRESENT PLANS THE KOREA AND

JAPAN PROGRAMMES WILL GO AHEAS AS BEFORE. HENCE THE SECRETARY

OF STATE WILL DROP ENTIRELY THE OKINAWA PART OF HIS PROGRAMME.

REVISED TRAVEL PLANS WILL BE DEPART HONG KONG SUNDAY 22 APRIL

AT 1210 LOCAL ARRIVE SEOUL 1730 LOCAL.

2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGHOUT

THE WEEKEND UNDER THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS. GRATEFUL IF COD COULD INFORM THE COMMUNICATORS, AND IF PRIVATE OFFICE COULD

TELL MR LUCE AND THE RESIDENT CLERK.

3. FOR TOKYO. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HAVE TO REVISE OUR ARRANGEMENTS

AT THIS VERY SHORT NOTICE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE ACTION TO

CANCEL THE OKINAWA ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUR APOLOGIES.

YOUDE

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HKD

NENAD

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PSILADY YOUNG BIMR RIFKIND BIMRLUCE BS | MR WHITNEY PSIPUS

SIRW HARD ING SIRT LEAHY MR WILSON MR EGERTON

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