TNAG-2621-FCO40-3812-Visits-by-Alastair-Goodlad--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-an-1992 — Page 6

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FM JAKARTA

TO DESKBY 27080OZ FCO

TELNO 394

OF 270457Z JULY 92

INFO PRIORITY HANOI, PHNOM PENH, BANGKOK

YOUR TELNO 225 TO HANOI: VISIT BY MR GOODLAD

SUMMARY

1.

WELCOME VISIT. HOPE TIMING WILL ALLOW 2 FULL WORKING DAYS IN

JAKARTA.

DETAIL

2.

IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT MR AND MRS GOODLAD WILL VISIT INDONESIA. I HOPE THEY WILL STAY WITH ME. THE DATES (17-21 SEPTEMBER) PRESENT US WITH NO INSUPERABLE PROBLEM, BUT I HOPE THAT THE GOODLADS WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER FREE FOR CALLS IN JAKARTA, DEPARTING FOR BANGKOK EITHER EARLY ON THE MORNING OF 22 SEPTEMBER (EARLIEST POSSIBLE ARRRIVAL IN BANGKOK 1445) OR IF NECESSARY ON THE EVENING OF 21 SEPTEMBER (DIRECT FLIGHT TG414 DEPARTS 1720). AS IN ALL MUSLIM COUNTRIES, FRIDAY IS A DIFFICULT DAY TO MAKE CALLS IN INDONESIA. SATURDAY IS A WORKING DAY ONLY FOR SOME MINISTRIES. THE VALUE OF THE VISIT WOULD THEREFORE BE MUCH INCREASED IF MONDAY WAS ALSO AVAILABLE.

3. YOU WILL BE AWARE OF OTHER VISITS AROUND THE SAME TIME: SIR MICHAEL MARSHALL 19-25 SEPTEMBER, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION 21-29 SEPTEMBER AND SIR GEORGE YOUNG 23-25 SEPTEMBER. THE CONCURRENCE WILL STRETCH EMBASSY STAFFING, BUT WE WILL COPE.

4. AN OUTLINE PROGRAMME WOULD BE:

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER:

FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER:

SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER:

ARRIVE.

BRIEFING SUPPER AT RESIDENCE.

CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER (IF IN TOWN) AND ONE OTHER (POSSIBLE ECONOMY/INDUSTRY) MINISTER. VISIT EMBASSY AND MEET STAFF. TALKS AT EMBASSY.

FURTHER CALLS IF POSSIBLE. DINNER AT RESIDENCE (SIR MICHAEL MARSHALL ALSO TO

BE INVITED).

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