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YOUR TEL 202: PROGRAMME FOR LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT

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MFA HAVE PROPOSED THAT A JOINT CALL ON MR DHANABALAN AN MR WONG KAN SENG PLUS LUNCH WITH MR YEO CHEOW TONG WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SINGAPOREAN PRACTICE SINCE THE PRIME MINISTER'S WITHDRAWAL FROM DAY-TO-DAY PARTCIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. (MR RENTON SAW MR DHANABALAN IN JULY 1986 AND, IN DHANABALAN'S ABSENCE MR WONG IN MARCH THIS YEAR.)

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DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR 8 OCTOBER IS NOW AS FOLLOWS:

BREAKFAST MEETING HOSTED BY FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION. LOCAL PRESS AND MEMEBERS OF BRITISH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ALSO INVITED. LORD GLENARTHUR TO SPEAK ON

QUOTES BRITAIN AND THE PACIFIC RIM END QUOTES.

0930-1200

VISITS TO SICC AND BRITISH INVESTMENT.

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LUNCH HOSTED BY MR YEO CHEOW TONG, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (ALSO ACTING

MINISTER FOR HEALTH).

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JOINT CALL ON MR S DHANABALAN, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AND MINISTER

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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) AND MR WONG KAN SENG, SECOND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AND MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT).

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