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MDHIAN 3226
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FM SEOUL
TO DESKBY 13093OZ FCO
TELNO 008
OF 13022OZ JANUARY 88
INFO ROUTINE TOKYO, HONG KONG
a
HRB
15 JAN 1988
YOUR TELNO 10: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL HAS TOLD ME THAT NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN
REACHED AS TO WHETHER FOREIGN DELEGATIONS WILL BE INVITED. THERE IS CONFLICT BETWEEN THOSE WHO WANT A BIG SPLASH TO
MARK THE END OF CHUN'S SEVEN YEARS AND THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
WHO WANTS THE COMMON MAN TO BE WELL REPRESENTED. A DECISION IS EXPECTED SHORTLY. YOU MAY PREFER TO DELAY TELLING THE
KOREAN EMBASSY. IF YOU PREFER TO GO AHEAD IT SHOULD BE ON
THE BASIS THAT LORD GLENARTHUR WILL ATTEND IF AN INVITATION IS RECEIVED. THE KOREAN AMBASSADOR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CURRENT POSITION.
2. ON TIMING THERE MAY WELL BE SOME FINAL RECEPTION BY CHUN ON 24 FEBRUARY WHICH WOULD ARGUE FOR AN EARLIER ARRIVAL. I WILL
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS SOON AS THE POSITION IS CLEARER.
MIDDLETON
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63
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
SAD
NEWS
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
63
ECD (E)
PROTOCOL
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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