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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 26 OF 15 FEBRUARY
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INFO IMMEDIATE F C 0.
YOUR TELNO 8: VISIT TO PEKING.
1. YOUR PARA 1. SIR Y K KAN IS COMPLETELY IN THE CONFIDENCE OF
THE GOVERNMENT. THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION OF DISCUSSING THE
DETAILS OF OPERATIONS AGAINST KMT OR SOVIETS.
2. YOUR PARA 2. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP RECORDS. IF SECRETARIAL
ASSISTANCE WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO BRING MISS CHISWELL (FCO S2) FOR THE PEKING PART, I QUITE
UNDERSTAND ABOUT NUMBERS FOR STAYING AT THE EMBASSY BUT I DO NOT
THINK IT CAN BE HELPED.
3. YOUR PARA 3. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP IF WE COULD HAVE A
MEETING WITH YOU SOON AFTER ARRIVAL AND IF YOU, OR A MEMBER OF YOUR STAFF, COULD ACCOMPANY TO ANY MEETINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE, IT
IS ALSO VERY GOOD OF YOU TO OFFER TO GIVE A RETURN DINNER.
OTHERWISE I SUGGEST WE WILL DISCOVER MORE ABOUT CHINESE INTENTIONS
IF WE LEAVE THE ARRANGEMENTS TO THEM. AFTER ALL IT WAS THEIR
INITIATIVE, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE THEREFORE PROPOSE, WHEN ACCEPTING TO NONA, TO SAY THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING LI QIANG AGAIN AND PRESUME I WILL BE MEETING LIAO CHENGZHI, BUT THAT OTHERWISE WE LEAVE IT TO THEM TO ARRANGE WHOM I SHOULD SEE.
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I DO NOT SEE ANY OBJECT IN GETTING INVOLVED IN DETAILED,
DISCUSSIONS WITH TECHNICAL MINISTRIES. OUR OFFICIALS CONCERNED
WITH RAILWAYS, WATER, ETC ARE ALREADY IN CLOSE CONTACT. BUT THESE
ASPECTS OF WHAT HONG KONG, HAS TO OFFER WOULD COME UP IN ANY GENERAL
EXPOSITION I GAVE OF HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT PLANS. I DO NOT WISH
MYSELF TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES (AS YOU KNOW
THE NONA HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING HERE BUT THE IDEA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DROPPED. RECENTLY). I WOULD OF
COURSE BE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT EDUCATION IF THE CHINESE
RAISE IT.
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