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CONFIDENTIAL

161355 MDADAN 7645

CONFIDENTIAL

FM KUALA LUMPUR

TO DESKBY 02080OZ FCO

TELNO 304

OF 010837Z JULY 92

INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, MANILA

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR PS/GOVERNMENT HOUSE

FOR SEAD

YOUR TELNO 179: POSSIBLE VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE

1

·

I WOULD WELCOME A VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON 28 AND 29

JULY AND BELIEVE MR HURD WOULD FIND TIME SPENT HERE WELL

WORTHWHILE.

2. ON PRESENT PLANS BOTH THE MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, BADAWI, AND PRIME MINISTER MAHATHIR WILL BE HERE. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TO ARRIVE ON THE MORNING OF 28

JULY. THE MALAYSIAN CABINET WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING

ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY 29 JULY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE

CALLS THAT MORNING ON SENIOR MINISTERS.

3. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE COULD ARRIVE BY

CHARTER FLIGHT ON THE MORNING OF 28 JULY THERE IS NO BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT, AND BOTH THE CATHAY PACIFIC AND MALAYSIAN AIRLINES SERVICES ARRIVE IN THE EVENING), I WOULD ENVISAGE A PROGRAMME ON

THE FOLLOWING LINES:

28 JULY

AFTERNOON

TALKS (1

1-1/2 HOURS) WITH MALAYSIAN FOREIGN

MINISTER AND OFFICIALS

EVENING

CALL ON PRIME MINISTER DR MAHATHIR

DINNER GIVEN BY MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER

и

и

29 JULY

MORNING

VISIT OUTSIDE KUALA LUMPUR OR TALK (SEE PARAGRAPH

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