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INDEX

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REGISTRY

Action Taken

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360

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TO PRIORITY ABU DHABI

TELEGRAM NUMBER 295 OF 11 DECEMBER

AND TO BAHRAIN, DUBAI, BOMBAY, DELHI, PEKING, HONG KONG AND WASHINGTON

INFO PSO AND MANAGER CRS HANSLOPE PARK.

PRIME MINISTER AND SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING, HONG AND PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON :

17-22 DECEMBER : COMMUNICATIONS.

1.

CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS COVERAGE FOR THE VISIT WILL

BE REQUIRED AS FOLLOWS.

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2.

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ABU DHABI AND BAHRAIN FROM ETD LONDON AT 1717002 UNTIL ETD BAHRAIN AT 180105Z.

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3. NEW DELHI AND BOMBAY FROM ETD BAHRAIN UNTIL ETD BOMBAY AT 180535Z.

4.

5.

6.

PEKING

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FROM ETD BOMBAY UNTIL ETD PEKING AT 200100Z.

HONG KONG FROM ETD PEKING UNTIL 211250Z.

THE PRIME MINISTER WILL LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON (VIA GUAM AND HONOLULU ETD HONG KONG 21020OZ (SEE PARAGRAPH 8 BELOW). 7. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON (VIA DUBAI) ETD HONG KONG 21125OZ (SEE PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW).

8.

WASHINGTON SHOULD PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COVER FOR THE PM'S PARTY FROM ETD HONG KONG UNTIL ETD WASHINGTON AT 221900Z.

9.

ABU DHABI AND DUBAI SHOULD PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COVER FOR

THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY FROM ETD HONG KONG UNTIL ETD

DUBAI AT 2122202.

10. COI WILL TRANSMIT THE 0130Z PRESS SUMMARY AS FOLLOWS : TUESDAY 18013OZ

TO CRS HANSLOPE FOR ONWARD RELAY TO

BOMBAY

WEDNESDAY 190130Z

THURSDAY 20013OZ FRIDAY 210130Z

TO CRS HANSLOPE FOR ONWARD RELAY TO PEKING

TO FCO COMCEN FOR ONWARD RELAY TO HONG KONG

TO FCO COMCEN FOR ONWARD RELAY TO HONG KONG

FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND WASHINGTON

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