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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1015

OF 29173OZ MAY 91

AND TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, MANILA, SUVA

INFO ROUTINE TOKYO, WELLINGTON

LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO HONG KONG, PHILIPPINES AND SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM (22 JULY 3 AUGUST)

1.

LORD CAITHNESS HAS NOW HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR THIS TRIP. HE PROPOSES TO TRAVEL AS FOLLOWS: 22 JULY: ARRIVE HONG KONG 1045 ON BA 27

26 JULY: DEPART HONG KONG 2120 ARRIVE MANILA 2305 ON CX905 30 JULY: DEPART MANILA 1820 ARRIVE GUAM 2355 ON ON 421

31 JULY: DEPART GUAM 0800 ARRIVE POHNPEI 1220 ON CO 956

2 AUGUST: DEPART POHNPEI 2250 ON CO 959

3 AUGUST: ARRIVE GUAM 0105

DEPART GUAM 1600 ARRIVE TOKYO 1945 ON CO 967

DEPART TOKYO 2130 ON BA006

2. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED THROUGHOUT BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY (TIBBER). AN OTHER (POSSIBLY PAUL) WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY TO HONG KONG (IN ADDITION TO BURNS). BURNS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY TO MANILA.

3. FOR HONG KONG: LORD CAITHNESS WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE WHOLE OF THE HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE EXCEPT THE SESSIONS ON

23 JULY. HE WILL THEREFORE BE FREE AT OTHER TIMES TO CARRY OUT A BILATERAL PROGRAMME. HE AGREES (HONG KONG TELNO 1063) TO

MEETINGS WITH YOU (BOTH SEPARATELY AND WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS) EXCO, OMELCO AND MESSRS HEAP, GALSWORTHY AND GERSON. HE WOULD BE VERY PLEASED IF YOU WOULD HOST A DINNER. HE AGREES TO AN OMELCO DINNER ON THE STANDARD FORMAT AND TO A COMMUNITY LUNCH, AT WHICH HE WOULD PREFER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RATHER THAN MAKE A SPEECH. HE WILL ACCEPT AN INVITATION, IF ONE MATERIALISES, FROM CONSERVATIVES ABROAD. HE WOULD LIKE A WALKABOUT DURING A DISTRICT VISIT, AND A VISIT TO A VBP CAMP. HE WOULD ALSO WELCOME (BTC HONG KONG TELNO 114) A BRITISH ORIENTATED

COMMERCIAL ITEM AND A VISIT TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

4.

FOR MANILA:

PLEASE NOW FORMALLY SEEK AGREEMENT FROM YOUR

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