RESTRICTED
6. CURRICULA VITAE FOLLOW THROUGH NORMAL POSTAL CHANNELS, WITH COPIES IN THE NEXT BAG.
7. ALL THE ABOVE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH CHINESE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP. THE GROUP WAS FORMED SOME YEARS AGO WITH SIR MALCOLM STODDART-SCOTT AS CHAIRMAN BUT WAS RELATIVELY INACTIVE DESPITE MAINTAINING SPORADIC CONTACT WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY EVEN DURING THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION. 4T HAS RECENTLY TAKEM ON NEW LIFE, PARTLY BECAUSE THE FCO HAVE INVOLVED IT IN A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS AND PARTLY BECAUSE THE CURRENT VISIT. STODDART- SCOTT DIED IN JUNE AND DAME JOAN VICKERS, ONE OF THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMAN, WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN. THE GROUP HAS CXPANDED SINCE THEN TO ABOUT A DOZEN.
DOUGLAS-HOME
FILES
FED
HKTOD
PARLIAMENTARY UNIT
FS TO MR. ROYLE
MR.WILFORD
MR. YOUDE
-
2 im RESTRICTED
: