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TO PRIORITY NEW DELHI

TELNO 804

OF 211530Z AUGUST 86

AND TO PRIORITY ISLAMABAD, DHAKA, HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 1047: MR WADDINGTON'S VISIT

1. WE HAVE WRITTEN TO MR WADDINGTON ASKING HIM TO POSTPONE

THE INDIAN LEG OF HIS VISIT IN ORDER TO GIVE MR RENTON A CLEAR

FIELD IN EARLY OCTOBER SHOULD HIS VISIT MATERIALISE. WE

HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE BEST TO PUT BACK HIS TRIP AS

A WHOLE FOR SOME WEEKS.

2. WE WILL NOT HAVE MR WADDINGTON'S RESPONSE UNTIL AFTER HIS

RETURN FROM LEAVE ON 26 AUGUST, BUT WE JUDGE HIM UNLIKELY TO

OBJECT OR TO SEEK TO GO AHEAD WITH A TRIP EITHER OMITTING

INDIA OR PAYING A PURELY PASTORAL VISIT.

3. WE WILL INFORM YOU OF ANY RE-ARRANGED DATES AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE.

YOUNG

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MVD

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HKD

PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT

NEWS DEPARTMENT

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/MR EGGAR

SIR W HARDING

MR BARRINGTON

DR WILSON

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23 AUG 1986

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