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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THAILAND.

1.

THE CHINESE EMBASSY CONTACTED THE HEAD OF HKD THIS

AFTERNOON ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEKING TO ASK FOR A CHANGE IN THE

TIMING OF THE MEETING IN BANGKOK BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE

AND WU XUEQIAN. THEY EXPLAINED THAT WU HAD AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING AT 1600 ON 21 APRIL AND WAS ATTENDING A RECEPTION GIVEN BY

THE THAI FOREIGN MINISTER AT 1800: COULD WU INVITE THE SECRETARY

OF STATE TO DINNER AT 1930? HUM SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE

SECRETARY OF STATE ALREADY HAD A DINNER ENGAGEMENT. AT FIRST

SIGHT THE ONLY POSSIBILITY SEEMED TO BE TO FIT IN TALKS IN THE

EARLY EVENING.

2.

IT IS CLEARLY NOT POSSIBLE TO ALTER THE SECRETARY OF

STATE'S DINNER WITH SIDDHI. THE ONLY SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE TO FIT

IN THE TALKS WITH WU BETWEEN SIDDHI'S RECEPTION AND THE SECRETARY

OF STATE'S DINNER, REARRANGING OTHER EVENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO SCENARIOS:-

OPTION A:

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