HKB
027
CONFIDENTIAL
2 1 MAR 1988
From:
Robert Cooper
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Far Eastern Department
Date:
7 March 1988
PS/Lord Glenarthur
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PS/PUS
Mr Gillmore
Mr McLaren
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Mr Hum, HKD
News Dept
Protocol Dept
LORD GLENARTHUR'S TRAVEL : HONG KONG, CHINA, MONGOLIA
1.. In your minute of 17 February you asked for advice
on a visit to Mongolia by Lord Glenarthur and on the
length of a visit to China if Mongolia fell away.
2. There is no doubt that the Mongolians would welcome Lord Glenarthur in Ulan Bator during the 25th year of our
bilateral relations. It would be the first British
Ministerial visit. Our relations have warmed since last
year's Round Table and the atmosphere in which we conduct
business is excellent. That said, the substance remains
minimal. The Round Table was an experimental way of
generating some dialogue with the Mongolians.
It was
a success in itself, but its value should be judged from what develops. Initially the signs are encouraging on
the trade side but even here the substance is trivial-UK
exports are around £1 million pa (we export this much to
Japan every six hours on average).
PD3ABI
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