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Assistant Heads of Certain FCO

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Departments and other officials

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO ASIA:

4-13 APRIL 1985:

BRIEFING

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1. My minute of 22 February.

Reference......

HKK 040/15

الله

2. The Prime Minister's visit was announced today.

From the FCO, the PUS is to accompany the Prime Minister.

3. No 10 have offered further guidance on briefing

prompting a number of changes:

Annexes 2 and 4

Revised annexes 2 and 4 are attached.

a)

Items B viii a-c, e, f,h are to be deleted.

b)

Items B iv vii and viii (d) and (g) and (ix) are to be recast as background briefs for officials.

Points to make are not required.

B v

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vi

East/West Relations/Arms Control Discussions: These subjects should now be covered in a combined background brief focussing on the current state of East/West relations including, in that context, the forthcoming US-Soviet talks in Geneva.

B vii

Terrorism: primarily for use in Sri Lanka.

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