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List of Addressees attached

MINISTERIAL VISITS COMMITTEE

From: T C Almond

Protocol Department

Date: 11 May 1989

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1 A Ministerial Visits Committee meeting will be held on Monday 10 July to consider possible future visits by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State which would meet our overall foreign policy objectives.

2 In accordance with Circular 197/88 of 4 July (copy attached), departments are asked to provide a list of visits proposed for the period September 1989 to Summer 1990 (tabulated by visitor with an indication of how firm the plans are).

3 The list of proposed visits should be submitted through AUSS to DUSS (side copied to Protocol Department) by Friday 30 June. Although the MVC will not consider visits by junior FCO Ministers, it is useful to have a scheme of their proposed travel. Departments should therefore also submit an outline of the travel their Ministers might be recommended to make in the year September 1989 to August 1990.

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Background papers as follows are attached:

May schedule of Ministerial Visits;

b) Visits overseas by Prime Minister, FCO Ministers and FCO

Proxies from June 1983;

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Royal Visits Overseas 1983 - June 1989;

d) Proposed Royal Visits: June 1989 Mid 1991;

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Weekly Chart dated 10 May forecasting FCO Ministerial Visits Overseas;

Minutes of the last MVC, 21 December 1988.

Departments will wish to be aware that those attending the

MVC are:

Sir John Fretwell (in the Chair)

Mr Gillmore

Chief Clerk

Mr Hervey

Mr Tomkys

Mr Bayne

Miss Phillips, APS

Mr Almond

Miss Waghorn

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Almond.

T C Almond

Protocol Department

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