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than preceding the Prime Minister. It therefore seems best
to suggest to Mr Ogilvy that the summer of 1973 appears now to be too early for the visit we suggested before, and to ask whether in principle he and the Princess would be prepared to consider the following summer.
Recommendation
6.
I therefore recommend that the PUS should have a word
with Mr Ogilvy in the sense of paragraph 5 above. In case
the PUS should prefer to write to Mr Ogilvy I submit a short
draft letter.
7.
If the above is agreed I do not think that it is
necessary to say any more to the Chinese, either in London
or Peking until the time of Mr Chi P'eng-fei's visit to
London next year.
8.
Protocol and Conference Department agree with the
recommendation.
5 December 1972
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GE Clark
Far Eastern Department
P&CD HKIOD
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Пр
Crownby
Dis Kelly
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