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

1. The Prime Minister has now decided to visit Peking and

Hong Kong (FCO telno

*

not to all). This will take

place in the week before Crhistmas.

She will not visit

South East Asia or Sri Lanka on this occasion.

2.

We are concerned to pre-empt any adverse reaction

by governments on the Prime Minister's original itinerary.

We have in mind in particular advice in Jakarta telno

and Kuala Lumpur telno

We want to avoid offence

to Prime Minister Mahathir and President Soeharto in

particular.

3. The risk of such offence is likely to be reduced if

Shouth before we can tell the posts concerned, at the time the Prime

/Minister's