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FROM:

J DI BOYD

DATE:

24 October 1984

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Mr Ricketts (info) Sir W Harding

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND SRI LANKA

1. I have learned from the Private Secretary that the Prime

Minister is likely to visit Peking (and Hong Kong) before

Christmas; and that South East Asia and Sri Lanka will not be

included this time.

2. It is essential to ensure that, when the visit to Peking

is announced, we are in a position to say something to the

Malaysians and Indonesians in particular on approximate timing

of a reinstated PM visit to them. They will no doubt understand

the Prime Minister's inability to include them this time; but

they will need careful handling; and they will need an indication

that we are now thinking seriously about eg the Easter recess

or September. Ideally posts should be commissioned to start

exploring dates in one of those two areas. We know that

Mr Gillmore and Mr Donald both prefer Easter if that can be

sold to No 10. We know that this may not be easy but we should

try.

3. I attach a rough draft letter from the PS to No 10.

Grateful if you, together with SAD, could refine this quickly

along with the draft telegram.

HKCK 040/ST RECEIVED IN REGISTRY,

31 OCT 1984

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