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AFTERNOON

EVENING

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LUNCH WITH SENIOR NON-OFFICIAL MALAYSIANS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BRITISH COMPANIES ACTIVE IN

MALAYSIA

CALLS ON KEY MALAYSIAN MINISTERS (EG DEFENCE MINISTER NAJIB, FINANCE MINISTER ANWAR IBRAHIM, TRADE MINISTER RAFIDAH AZIZ)

DINNER GIVEN BY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO INCLUDE MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND OTHER SENIOR MALAYSIAN OFFICIALS

DEPARTURE BY MH2 AT 2355 FOR LONDON CARRIVES 30 JULY AT 0605)

IF THE MALAYSIAN CABINET MEETING ON THE MORNING OF 29 JULY PRECLUDES MEETINGS WITH SENIOR MALAYSIAN MINISTERS, WE COULD ARRANGE A VISIT TO A GOOD EXAMPLE OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KUALA LUMPUR OR TO THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA WITH WHICH THERE IS ODA-FUNDED COLLABORATION. ALTERNATIVELY (AND THE OPTION I RECOMMEND) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT ADDRESS THE INFLUENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (20-30 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS TO A SELECTED GROUP OF 40-50 INFLUENTIAL INVITEES), AN APPROPRIATE SUBJECT BEING THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG IN WHICH THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MALAYSIAN INTEREST OR, ALTERNATIVELY, DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (MISAPPREHENSIONS ABOUT FORTRESS EUROPE ARE STILL COMMON HERE).

4. AS FOR UK OBJECTIVES, I WOULD SEE THESE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) TO CONTINUE THE HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE WITH THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING DR MAHATHIR'S DINNER AT NO 10 IN MAY (IT BEING RELEVANT THAT THIS WILL BE THE FIRST BILATERAL VISIT BY A FOREIGN SECRETARY SINCE 1987 AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS FOLLOWING MALAYSIAN ABANDONMENT OF QUOTE BUY BRITISH LAST UNQUOTE),

(B) TO UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE WE PLACE ON MALAYSIAN VIEWS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EC-ASEAN DIALOGUE,

(C)

TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES: CAMBODIA/BURMA/ VIETNAM,

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