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GRS 170

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FM BANGKOK

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 026

OF 15070OZ JANUARY 86

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wish

and mold

say

the same

Ней

YOUR TELNO 019: MR RENTON'S VISIT: SIGHTSEEING AND PRESS

1. PARA 3 OF TUR. I ASSUME FROM PARA 3 OF YOUR TELNO 017 THAT THE TUR REFERS TO A PRIVATE RETURN TRIP BY CAR, NOT THE OPTION OF A RETURN BY BOAT. THE QUEEN OF THAILAND MAY BE CONVALESCING

AT BANG PA-IN PALACE, WHICH IN THAT

CASE WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS. PALACE OFFICIALS ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE QUEEN WILL RETURN

TO BANGKOK. EVEN IF BANG PA-IN IS STILL CLOSED ON

26 JANUARY, A VISIT TO AYUDHYA ALONE

WOULD BE WORTHWHILE, AND I SHALL PLAN ON THIS BASIS.

PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

2. FOR PAST VISITING MINISTERS I HAVE ADVISED AGAINST

A FULL PRESS CONFERENCE, AS THESE TEND TO BE POORLY ATTENDED

AND THE QUESTIONS SPARSE. INSTEAD, MR RENTON MIGHT WISH TO CONSIDER MEETING A SMALL GROUP OF JOURNALISTS, PERHAPS OVER

TEA AT MY HOUSE ON 27 JANUARY.

STAPLES

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

NEWS.D. PROTOCOL.D.

PS/ MR. RENTON PS/PUS

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HRR 027/5

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1.):

16 JAN 1986

1 AMB 15,

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