TNAG-2294-FCO40-3308-Visit-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1991 — Page 12

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13. During the visit itself, sufficient time must be put aside for press conferences, door-step comments and interviews.

Members of Parliament

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Individual oral briefings for Mr Kaufman (or Mr Foulkes) (Labour Party) and Mr Ashdown (Liberal Democrats) would be wise. Would Mr Martin be able to organise a small group of Conservative MPs from the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs or with an interest in China to meet the Secretary of State over a drink? Such people might include Sir Richard Luce, Sir Peter Blaker, Mr David Howell, Mr George Walden, Mr Ray Whitney, Sir Hal Miller, Mr Robert Adley,

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Mr Hugh Dykes, Mr Robert Hicks, and Sir Geoffrey Howe. the light of those briefings, it might be worth considering whether a wider "Dear Colleague" letter would be appropriate.

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