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4. THE DOT SEE THESE BRIEF VISITS AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF

UNDERLINING THE IMPOFTANCE HMG ATTACHES TO ITS PELATIONS WITH

THE HOST COUNTRY AND TO BRITISH PARTICIPATION IN EXPO. THEY

ALSO REGARD THE VISITS AS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO:

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B)

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AND

D)

ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONSIDER ABLE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY BRITI SH

F IPMS TO EXPO, NOT ONLY IN THE BRITISH PAVILION BUT IN

OTHER WAYS SEMI COLON

MEET THEIR CANADIAN COUNTERPARTS (PRESUMABLY IN OTTAWA)

AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO MEET VISITING TRANSPORT MINISTERS

FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, TO DISCUSS BILATERALS AND/OR OTHER

MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST SEMI COLON

PROMOTE THE EXPORT OF BRITISH GOODS AND SERVICES IN THE

TRANSPORT SECTOR SEMI COLON

GENERALLY ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGH BRITISH

PROFILE DURING THE PERIOD OF EXPO BY HOSTING PECEPTIONS/

DINNERS ETC FOR EXPO PARTICIPANTS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE.

IN ADDITION TO THESE TWO VISITS, MP MICHAEL SPICEF, WHO

HAS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR AVIATION, HAS PROVISIONALLY INDICATED

THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO PAY ONE DAY VISITS TO VANCOUVER ON

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25 SEPTEMBER AND TO OTTAWA ON 29 SEPTEMBER. THESE VISITS WOULD

BE PART OF A ROUND THE WORLD TRIP PRIMARILY COVERING AVIATION

BILATERALS,

6. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON TIMING OF THE PROPOSED VISITS

AND WHETHER OP NOT SUITABLE PROGRAMMES CAN BE APPANGED.

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PSI LADY Young.

PSME EGGAR

MR DAVID THOMAS

Mr O'Nei

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