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GRS 150 CONFIDENTIAL

FM BANGKOK

CONFIDENTIAL

4RK 027/6

MEDEIVED IN REGISTRY

11 DEC 1985

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TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY 09093OZ FCO

TELNO 491

OF 09051OZ DECEMBER 85

AND TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY 09093OZ DAMASCUS (FOR PS/MR RENTON) AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING AND HONG KONG.

YOUR TELNO 348: MR RENTON'S VISIT

1.

ALTHOUGH THIS REVISED PROGRAMME WOULD ALLOW LESS THAN 1 WORKING DAY IN THAILAND THE PROPOSED DATES ARE, FOR THE REA- SONS GIVEN IN MY TELNO 489, PREFERABLE TO THOSE SUGGESTED IN YOUR TELNO 1019. I HAVE REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIDDHI WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY 24 JANUARY. HOW- EVER I UNDERSTAND THAT ON PRESENT PLANS THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE OUT OF BANGKOK ON A PROVINCIAL VISIT THEN. OTHER CALLS AND OFFICIAL HOSPITALITY COULD BOTH TAKE PLACE THAT DAY LEAVING SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY FREE FOR MR RENTON TO VISIT THE THAI/CAMBODIAN BORDER.

2.

UNLESS THE PROPOSED REVISED PROGRAMME PRESENTS DIFF- ICULTIES FOR SIR R EVANS I HOPE THAT I WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO PUT IT TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY SOON. IT IS POSSIBLE IN THAT CASE THAT PREM WILL RECONSIDER HIS PLANS, ALTHOUGH I CAN PROVIDE NO ASSURANCES ON THIS POINT.

STAPLES

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SEAD

FED

HKD

PROTOCOL D

PS/MR RENTON

MR WILSON

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