EN CLAIR

769

Second copy for entry in .HW...Dept.

RAWALPINDI TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO. 876

UNCLASSIFIED

12 AUGUST TOR Copy sent to

1968

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ADDRESSED TO C.O.

TELEGRAM NO 876 OF 12 AUGUST REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO PEKING.

PEKING TELEGRAM NO 730 YOU. PLEASE SEE MY TELEGRAM NO

(672) 762 OF 12 JULY.

ON HIS RETURN TO PAKISTAN, THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT HE HAD RENEWED THE INVITATION TO CHOU EN-LAI AND CHEN YI TO VISIT PAKISTAN, THAT THE CHINESE LEADERS HAD ACCEPTED AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE OF AVAILING OF IT AS SOON AS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION NOW TAKING PLACE IN CHINA PERMITTED''.

2. APART FROM STATEMENTS ABOUT PAKISTAN/CHINA FRIENDSHIP AND CHINESE PROGRESS, MR HUSSAIN'S ONLY REFERENCE TO HIS OFFICIAL TALKS WAS THAT A TEAM OF EXPERTS FROM EAST PAKISTAN HAD BEEN INVITED TO CHINA TO STUDY FLOOD CONTROL.

SIR C. PICKARD

FILES

F.O. F.E.D.

AMERICAN DEPT.

N.E.A.D.

EASTERN DEPT.

C.O. H.K.D.

S.A.D.

F.E. & P.D.

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