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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PHILIPPINES (27-29 MAY)

LEAD DEPARTMENT/CONSULTING

Steering Brief

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

UK/Philippines Relations

UK/Philippines Commercial Relations

(including trade and investment)

UK Bilateral Aid Programme UK/Philippines Defence Relations

Cultural Relations (including British Council activities) Diplomatic Estate

Philippines: Brief history and map

8. Philippines: Internal Political

Philippines: Economy

9.

10. Personality Notes

11. ASEAN

12. EC/ASEAN Relations (including EC/Philippines Co-operation)

13. Indo-China (including refugees) 14. Soviet Policy towards Asia

(including Soviet/Philippines

relations)

15. US/Philippines Relations (including

Marshall Plan, US Bases in

Philippines and Background on US Bases in UK)

16. Hong Kong (including Hong Kong/

Philippines Relations)

17. China (including China/Philippines

Relations)

18. Japan (including Japan/Philippines

Relations)

19. East/West Relations

20. Arms Control

SEAD

SEAD

OT2, DTI/PEP, DTI/EM4, DTI

EAD, ODA

Defence Dept consulting Sec(O) (C)/GS(Sec) and DESO,

MOD

CRD/British Council

OED

Research Dept

SEAD

Economic Advisers

SEAD

SEAD/ECD(E) SEAD/HKD

Soviet Dept/SEAD

SEAD/Defence Dept

HKD/SEAD

FED/SEAD

FED/SEAD

Soviet Dept

ACDD/Sec Pol Dept

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