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PRIVACY MARKING/RESTRICTIVE PREFIX

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JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR,

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Sir W Harding

Dr Wilson

SEAD

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News Dept

Protocol Dept Planning Staff

Copies No 10

RFI BANGKOK, BRUNEI, MANILA, COLOMBO, HONG KONG, PEKING, WASHINGTON

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA

1. The Prime Minister's visit to Peking, Hong Kong

and Washington from

to

is likely to be announced [shortly.]

th

on 28 November.

2. We are concerned that the precedence of this visit

over one to South East Asia should not be misinterpreted.

Accordingly, we would be grateful if you and other action

addressees on receipt of a trigger te would inform

host governments, in advance, of the announcement.

3. In doing so, you should make clear that you are

acting on instructions adding that:

(a) as will be understood the visit to Peking is

exceptional and is being undertaken because of the

need to sign the agreement

File number

Department

SEAD

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Telephone no.

D CARTER