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Assistant Heads of all Geographical Departments

MINISTERIAL VISITS SCHEDULE

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Mr Thomas Rolle

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Please find attached the schedule of Ministerial visits to/from countries in your geographical area. It is corrected to 31 March on information received in Protocol Department. I should be grateful if you would arrange for desk officers to bring the schedule up to date and return it by 22 March. Visits completed before 1 April need not be included. Please ensure that amendments are legible (ie typed or in block capitals).

2. All inward and outward visits by Heads of Government and Ministers, outward visits by the Lord Mayor of London and inward visits by members of foreign Royal families should be included. (Royal visits overseas will be dealt with by Protocol Department.) Firm visits should be listed irrespective of timescales but agreed visits should be listed up to six months ahead. The status of the visit should be recorded under one of the following categories:

3.

Agreed agreed in principle by Minister concerned

Firm

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- host has agreed and date fixed.

The purpose of the visit should be recorded in the column headed 'Type of Visit'. This is intended primarily to show in a word (or two) the nature of the visit, ie State visit, Ministerial, sponsored, Parliamentary, civic or religious.

14 March 1985

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VA Graham (Miss) Protocol Department OAB G/43 273 3647

cc: PS/Mr Raison (for amendments)

Inward Visits Section, Protocol Department Royal Matters Section, Protocol Department

No amendments. Protect

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