3. ONE DEVELOPMENT SINCE OUR CREDA 156 OF 23 OCTODER IS
THIS
THAT OFFICIALS HERE NOW CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW 2 DAYS FOR TALKS AND VISITS IN CANTON: TO TREAT CANTON AS A STAGING POST ON THE WAY OUT TO HONG KONG COULD DESTROY THE PURPOSE OF A VISIT THERE. SINCE IT IS AGREED THAT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SEE SOMETHING OF SHANGHAI'S INDUSTRY APART FROM THE EXHIBITION, COULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE PROGRAMME. WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR ADVICE AS TO WHETHER A SATISFACTORY DIVISION OF TIME BETWEEN PEKING, SHANGHAI, AND GUANGDONG CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE LIMITS PROPOSED AT PARA 2(6) ABOVE. IF NOT, WE WOULD NOT RULE OUT A FURTHER 24 HOURS EXTENSION. YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO DISCUSS THE PROGRAMME WITH THE MET ON THIS BASIS, BUT PLEASE REPORT IF A FURTHER EXTENSION IS RECOMMENDED.
4. FOR HONG KONG: THE MINISTER HOPES TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS HONG KONG BEFORE RETURNING TO LONDON, HE WOULD NATURALLY HOPE TO SEE THE GOVERNOR, BUT DOES NOT WANT TOO FULL A PROGRAMME. WE SHALL SEEK YOUR VIEWS SEPARATELY ABOUT WHAT ELSE HE MIGHT
DO THERE.
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