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YOUR TELNO 1875: GOVERNOR'S VISITS TO THE UK IN 1992.
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1. AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR'S ELDER SON PETER IS CURRENTLY STUDYING AT HARVARD. THE GOVERNOR IS HOPING THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT HIM THERE SOMETIME BEFORE HIS COURSE ENDS IN NEXT JUNE. ONE OF THE VERY FEW POSSIBLE WINDOWS FOR THIS WOULD BE THE EASTER WEEKEND I.E. 17-20 APRIL).
2. THE GOVERNOR IS THEREFORE WONDERING WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO SWITCH HIS UK VISIT NOW TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 27 APRIL TO THE WEEK BEGINNING 13 APRIL, I.E. THE WEEK IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EASTER. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF MINISTERS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN LONDON DURING THAT WEEK AND HOW GOOD A WEEK IT IS FOR DOING OTHER BUSINESS. FOR EXAMPLE. I RATHER ASSUME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE VERY EASY OR POPULAR TO SET UP TOO MANY ENGAGEMENTS ON THE THURSDAY EXCLAM.
3. I REALISE THAT THE TIMING OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISITS TO LONDON NEXT YEAR WILL IN PRACTICE DEPEND VERY MUCH ON WHEN THE GENERAL ELECTION TAKES PLACE. BUT WE NEED TO BLOCK OFF POSSIBLE WEEKS IN THE GOVERNOR'S DIARY WELL IN ADVANCE, SO THAT HE IS NOT PREVENTED FORM MAKING THE VISIT IF THE UK POLITICAL SCENE PERMITS IT.
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