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Mr Grant, Soviet Dept

Mr Ashton, FED

Mr Leeks, HKD

Mr Watt, MCAD

Mr Soutar, ACDD Ms Caton, SAFD Mr Heap, SAMD

Mr Collins, MED

FROM: MR DEWAR

DATE: 20 MARCH 1985

CC:

Sir W Harding

Mr Wood

Mr Stanton, SAD/ODA Mr Dickinson

Mr King

Mr Tansley, NED

VISIT BY SIR W HARDING TO INDIA AND SRI LANKA

1. Sir W. Harding will be visiting India and Sri Lanka from 23 March. He will have discussions with senior MFA officals

as well as Ministers.

2. Briefing is needed as follows:

India

(1) Personality Notes.

SAD

(2), Political Internal Situation.

SAD

(3) Sikh problem and its implications for bilateral relations. SAD

(4) Other bilateral issues (including commercial interests, aid programme, defence sales).

SAD

(5); India external relations (including China, U.S., USSR). SAD/ FED/Soviet Dept.

(6) Afghanistan.

SAD

(7) East/West relations (post-Chernenko).

Soviet Dept.

(8) China/HongKong and Japan.

FED/HKD

(9) Central America especially Nicaragua.

MCAD

(10) Disarmament (Delhi declaration).

ACCD.

(11) Namibia.

SAfD

(12) Antarctica.

SAMD

(13) Nuclear issue.

SAD/NED.

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/Sri Lanka