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The Indians have dragged their feet. But Rajiv Gandhi finally told us last week that he has appointed Narayanan, Tim's opposite number in the MEA, as the Indian representative. Tim has now offered to visit New the first meeting Delhi in the first week of October for

bi the special representatives.

conto.ced that

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Je meeting will nave more Impact and chance of making some meaningful progress if Tim is the next British Minister to pay an official visit to New Delhi.

I hope you can agree to give him a clear field; as I

You say you need not postpone your plans for too long. could, of course, leave India out and go to Pakistan and Bangladesh only, and then

and then on to Hong Kong. A purely pastoral visit to the High Commission, while greatly appreciated by the immigration staff, might not be sufficiently meaty. I would suggest that it might await a slightly later visit which could also involve meetings with the Indians.

Baroness Young