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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM WELLINGTON

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 267

OF 280442Z JULY 92

INFO ROUTINE CANBERRA, HONG KONG

056670

MDHIAN 3515

Jeeps

OUR TELNO 246, CANBERRA TELNO 399 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1977 TO YOU :

VISIT BY LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL TO NEW ZEALAND (+AUSTRALIA THONG KONG)

SUMMARY

1. PROPOSE OUTLINE ITINERARY FOR LORD PRESIDENT'S VISIT. REQUEST EARLY CONFIRMATION THAT THE VISIT WILL GO AHEAD.

DETAIL

2. WE ENDORSE CANBERRA'S REQUEST FOR EARLY CONFIRMATION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT OF THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. DIARIES HERE IN SEPTEMBER ARE ALREADY GETTING FILLED.

3.

WE HOPE TO INCLUDE CHRISTCHURCH AND AUCKLAND AS WELL AS WELLINGTON IN THE PROGRAMME. WE PROPOSE AN ITINERARY ON THE FOLLOWING LINES, AND WOULD WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS:

13 SEPTEMBER

FLY SYDNEY/ CHRISTCHURCH

(ETD SYDNEY 11.15

OR

ETA CHRISTCHURCH 16.10

18.00

22.55)

HICO 026112

14 SEPTEMBER

PROGRAMME IN CHRISTCHURCH

15 SEPTEMBER

FLY CHRISTCHURCH/ WELLINGTON (HOURLY FLIGHTS APPROX)

PARLIAMENT RESUMES

16 SEPTEMBER

PROGRAMME IN WELLINGTON

17 SEPTEMBER

28

AFTERNOON/EVENING FLY WELLINGTON/AUCKLAND (HOURLY FLIGHTS APPROX)

18 SEPTEMBER

PROGRAMME IN AUCKLAND (NB NO DIRECT FLIGHTS NZ/HK ON FRIDAYS.

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