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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE MANILA

TELNO 171

OF 17160OZ JUNE 91

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HKD 026/1

"ENVER *EGISTRY 27 JUN 1991

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REGISTRY

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AND TO PRIORITY SUVA, HONG KONG, CANBERRA, WELLINGTON AND TO PRIORITY VILA, HONIARA, PORT MORESBY, BTC HONG KONG

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157757 MDHOAN 5582

FCO TELNO 1015 TO HONG KONG: LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT

1. SINCE ON PRESENT PLANS MESSRS EVANS AND BOLGER WILL HAVE LEFT POHNPEI BEFORE LORD CAITHNESS ARRIVES THE MINISTER HAS DECIDED TO REARRANGE HIS TRAVEL PROGRAMME IN ORDER TO ARRIVE IN POHNPEI EARLIER. HE WILL NOW VISIT THE PHILIPPINES AFTER THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM DIALOGUE RATHER THAN BEFORE. REVISED

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

28 JULY: DEPART HONG KONG 1050, ARRIVE MANILA 1235 (CX901)

DEPART MANILA 1650, ARRIVE GUAM 2215 (C0986)

29 JULY:

DEPART GUAM 0920, ARRIVE POHNPEI 1340 (C0956)

1 AUGUST: DEPART POHNPEI 1435, ARRIVE GUAM 1650 (C0957)

2 AUGUST: DEPART GUAM 0730, ARRIVE MANILA 0855 (C0981)

5 AUGUST: DEPART MANILA 1730 (BA36), ARRIVING LONDON 0525 ON 6 AUGUST.

2.

FOR MANILA. LORD CAITHNESS HAS DISCUSSED THESE REVISED DATES WITH MR MACINNES, WHO IS CONTENT. PLEASE NOW PUT THEM TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT. THE MINISTER AND MR MACINNES ALSO DISCUSSED MANILA TELNO 266. THE MINISTER IS GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME. HE IS DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO STAY AT THE RESIDENCE. HE IS WILLING TO HAVE BREAKFAST MEETINGS (PARA 4). HE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE A VISIT TO LAKE TAAL.

3.

FOR HONG KONG.

PROBLEMS.

4.

HOPE THE REVISED ARRANGEMENTS CAUSE YOU NO

WE SHALL BE REPLYING SHORTLY TO YOUR TELNOS 1786/7.

FOR SUVA.

PLEASE ALTER THE FLIGHT AND HOTEL BOOKINGS IN YOUR TELNO 101 ACCORDINGLY. YOU SHOULD ALSO RE-EMPHASISE WITH THE FORUM SECRETARIAT THE IMPORTANCE OF ARRANGING

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