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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES INFO PRIORITY TOKYO, SEOUL, BRUSSELS, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR INFO PRIORITY HANOI, BONN, FRANKFURT, THE HAGUE, AMSTERDAM INFO PRIORITY PARIS, CANBERRA, JAKARTA

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Vints by

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BRUSSELS PLEASE PASS TO WILLIAMSON.

MY TRAVEL PLANS FOR 1993 AND 1994.

Hong Kong

1. MIFT CONTAINS AN OUTLINE OF MY PROVISIONAL TRAVEL PLANS FOR 1993, EXCLUDING ANY VISITS TO PEKING AND OTHER PARTS OF CHINA, WHICH I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY.

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2. AS YOU KNOW, THE TIMING OF MY FIRST VISIT TO THE U.S. NEXT YEAR DEPENDS ON WHEN I CAN SEE PRESIDENT CLINTON. PURELY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, WE HAVE, AFTER CONSULTING WASHINGTON, PENCILLED INTO MY DIARY A VISIT TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK BETWEEN 16 AND 19 FEBRUARY, ALTHOUGH I REALISE THAT THIS MAY WELL NEED TO BE CHANGED. DURING THIS FIRST TRIP, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET KEY CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS INCLUDING HOUSE SPEAKER FOLEY, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCHELL AND SENATE MINORITY LEADER DOLE, AND WOULD LIKE IF POSSIBLE TO TAKE UP AN INVITATION TO SPEAK TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. IF FOR ANY REASON THE FEBRUARY VISIT DOES NOT MATERIALISE, I WOULD PROPOSE TO ADD NEW YORK INTO THE LATER VISIT PLANNED FOR MAY.

3. I AM PLANNING TO ATTEND THE UK-JAPAN 2000 GROUP ANNUAL MEETING IN TOKYO BETWEEN 5 AND 8 MARCH. I AM THINKING OF PROBABLY COMBINING THIS WITH A VISIT TO KOREA, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND SEQUL'S ADVICE ON WHETHER THIS WOULD CAUSE ANY POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES.

4. I HAVE BLOCKED OFF 5-9 APRIL, THE WEEK BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, FOR A TRIP TO LONDON. IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO COMBINE THIS WITH A ONE DAY VISIT TO BRUSSELS ON 2 APRIL, MAINLY TO MEET SENIOR EC FIGURES. GRATEFUL FOR BRUSSELS' ADVICE ON WHETHER THIS IS FEASIBLE.

5. FROM 3 TO 11 JULY, I PLAN TO MAKE MY FIRST VISIT TO THE REGION AND PROPOSE TO INCLUDE THAILAND, MALAYSIA AND VIETNAM. VIETNAM HAS ALREADY EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO ME.

6. I HAVE BLOCKED OFF THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN A HONG KONG PROMOTION IN FRANKFURT, AMSTERDAM AND PARIS, AND TO MEET SENIOR POLITICAL FIGURES IN BONN, THE HAGUE AND PARIS. I WOULD THEN PLAN TO SPEND THE SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER IN LONDON, ΠΡΟΤΑΣ TATUITOUS T WAITT A ADUATES

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