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Arrived in Lisbon, Portugal (Wednesday) and blessed Jamat with Holy Deedar. Hazar Imam visited the National School of Public Health with which the Aga Khan Foundation is collaborating in the field of health care.

3 day visit to Portugal where Mowlana Hazar Imam was Guest of Honour at a dinner hosted by President Mario Soares. Hazar Imam also met the Prime Minister Anibalkcavaco Silva and other Ministers.

Hazar Imam visited the Jubilee Insurance Company Ltd offices and said: 'The Company has progressed on a stable and sound path without dangerous ups and downs.'

Hazar Imam visited Jamats in the U.S.A and gave Holy Deedar in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and New York.

Prince Sadruddin and Princess Aleya visit Mombasa. At Bahati with Mombasa Council members, Mukhi, Kamadias and their spouses. (photo& text)

Visit to Canadian Jamats.

Hazar Imam visited Dubai and attended a luncheon in his honour given by the Ruler of Dubai aboard the Ruler's yacht. (photo)

letter from Lt-Governor of Ontario on occasion of Hazar Imam's visit to Toronto. Lieutenant-Governor John Aird of Ontario, Canada welcomed Hazar Imam with the words: 'His Highness' commitment and concern for the dignity of man and his significant contributions toward creating a better understanding of Islam in the West....'

Visit to U.K. Jamats. 15,000 Ismailis gathered at Olympia Stadium on Thursday for Darbar. The whole Noorani family was present as Hazar Imam bestowed the title of Diwan on Sir Eboo Pirbhai, calling him 'this young man'.

Portugal. Visited the Gulbekian Foundation and Museum in Lisbon. (photo). Portugal's Foreign Minister, Mr. Vasco Futscher Pereira, paid tribute to the Ismaili community in his speech at the dinner he hosted. He said, 'It is with satisfaction that today we see the activities of the Portuguese Ismailis and thus witness to their spiritual leader deep appreciation of the Portuguese Government for their qualities of hard work, entrepreneurial spirit and their capacity for integration, contributing in this manner to the development of the country which has received them as friends.'

Received invitation from Premier Levesque of Quebec to be the State Guest during His Silver Jubilee visit to Quebec.

At a dinner hosted by Hazar Imam in honour of President Nyerere, during his visit to East Africa, Hazar Imam spoke of the establishment of the Aga Khan University in Karachi. He said: 'This University will broaden its teaching to other disciplines and will be unique in having faculties in other countries.'

Hazar Imam was guest at a dinner hosted by President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. Hazar Imam was on a Silver Jubilee visit to Tanzania from November 20 to 26, 1982.

Visited Kashgar.

Mowlana Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn Mohammed and delegates visited the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs and the Forbidden City.

Visited Karachi to review construction programme at Aga Khan Hospital and Medical University.

Prince Amyn Mohammad visits Ismaili Centre under construction and inspects the interior.

Institute of Ismaili Studies. Hazar Imam visited the Board of Governors of the Institute of Ismaili Studies and later conferred with the Faculty and met the staff and students of the Institute. He was particularly pleased with the progress that the library had made since Sept. 1st, 1979 when He last saw it. The present holdings of the library total approximately 100,000 volumes and 1,000 manuscripts; the latter mainly in Arabic, Persian and Khojki

Mowlana Hazar Imam visited Xian where he attended Juma prayers at the Great Mosque.

Visited Urumchi where he gave interviews to Xinhua News Agnecy and Xinjiang Gizetti. A banquet was hosted in His honour by the Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Autonomous Region Mr Ismail Ahmad.