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PM to visit India
The Prime Minister, Mr
Fraser, will visit India in Jan
uary as a special guest of the
Indian Government.
The decision follows an oral
invitation from the Prime Min
ister of India, Mr Desai, followed
by a written invitation.
Mr Fraser said in a statement
issued in Canberra yesterday that
he would attend the Indian Re
public Day celebrations on Janu
ary 26.
. Mr Fraser, who will be accom
panied by his wife and their
children, is expected to be in
India for several days.
Mr Desai made his oral invita
tion to Mr Fraser earlier this year
at the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Regional Meeting in
Sydney. This was renewal in a
letter of May 8, and Mr Fraser
replied on June 2 accepting the
invitation.
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