TNAG-2624-FCO40-3815-Visit-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1992 — Page 158

CONFIDENTIAL

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MDHOAN 6641

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR

TELNO 179

OF 301623Z JUNE 92

AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, MANILA

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR PS/GOVERNMENT HOUSE

FROM SEAD

POSSIBLE VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE

1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL LEAD THE EC (TROIKA) DELEGATION TO THE ASEAN POST-MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN MANILA, 24-26 JULY. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, HE WILL VISIT HONG KONG (26-27 JULY) AND PLANS TO VISIT MALAYSIA OR SINGAPORE (BUT NOT/NOT BOTH) THEREAFTER ON HIS RETURN JOURNEY, LEAVING HONG KONG A.M. 28 JULY AND RETURNING TO LONDON LATE EVENING OF 29 JULY.

2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE VISITS MALAYSIA THIS TIME - UNLESS KUALA LUMPUR ADVISE THAT RELEVANT INTERLOCUTORS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. IN THIS CASE, GRATEFUL FOR SINGAPORE'S ADVICE ON THE PROSPECTS OF A VISIT THERE. YOU SHOULD NOT, AT THIS STAGE, MENTION THE IDEA OF A VISIT TO YOUR HOST GOVERNMENT, ALTHOUGH WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU MAY NEED TO ESTABLISH DIARY COMMITMENTS. THE TIME AVAILABLE FOR A VISIT IS SHORT.

PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT ARE THEREFORE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM HONG KONG IF A SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM HONG KONG

IS LIKELY TO ENCROACH TOO FAR INTO THE PROGRAMME.

3. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 02120OZ AT THE LATEST. IF A VISIT LOOKS FEASIBLE ON THE DATES SUGGESTED, PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR INITIAL SUGGESTIONS FOR A DRAFT PROGRAMME, AND THOUGHTS ON THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF A VISIT AND ON THE ISSUES WHICH THE LOCAL HOSTS WILL

WISH TO RAISE.

HURD

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