CONFIDENTIAL
042107
MDLIAN 3949
OF COVERAGE BY BAG) ON THE USUAL BASIS THAT GOOD NEWS (THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP) IS NO NEWS. THE STRAITS TIMES SUPPLEMENT (WHICH WONG SAID HE HAD READ) PROVIDED CHAPTER AND VERSE OF OUR CONTINUING RELEVANCE TO SINGAPORE'S SUCCESS. BUT YOUR VISIT, TALKS AND SPEECH WILL HELP ENORMOUSLY TO REINFORCE THAT MESSAGE. OFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED SOME AMAZEMENT AT HOW RELAXED YOUR MINISTERIAL EXCHANGES WERE AND THE VIBES, BEFORE AND AFTER, HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE. THE GOVERNMENT ARE SOMEWHAT FLATTERED AT OUR MINISTERIAL ONSLAUGHT (A LIKELY TEN, INCLUDING TWO REPEATS, FOR 1993 AFTER A BARREN 18 MONTHS). A WELL WORTHWHILE, ALL TOO SHORT, VISIT.
DUGGAN
YYYY
MAIN
84
SEAD
HKD
FED
NAD
WED
NEWS D
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
84
INFO D
PUSD
PLANNERS
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
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