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a detachment of four to six Royal Military Police
(although this will depend on the siting of the
Private Office).
Accommodation
4. I recognise that it will probably be necessary
for the Secretary of State to stay in the Chinese
Government Guest House, as did M. Schumann. But
this poses severe security problems if the Private
Office is also to be there. Could you therefore
sound out the Chinese on whether the Secretary of
ア
State might stay with you.' In this case the
Private Office would also be at the Residence.
If the Chinese take exception to this and press
strongly that the Secretary of State should stay at
the Government Guest House, you should agree to this.
I assume that this would mean that the Secretary of
State's return dinner would then be given at the
Government Guest House, as I understand that there
is not sufficient room at the Residence.
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