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RECORD OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER AT THE DIAOYUTAI GUEST HOUSE, PEKING, ON 2 APRIL 1981 AT 0900
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Present:
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Lord Carrington
Sir P Cradock
Sir E Youde
Mr G G H Walden
Mr N M Fenn
Mr RJT McLaren
Mr M W Atkinson
Mr CO Hum
Mr R MJ Lyne
Mr J Owen
Mr R Peirce
Mr J Everard
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12 MAY 1931
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Vice-Foreign Minister Song Zhiguang
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Deputy Director MFA Cao Yuan Xin
Deputy Director Li Luye
Deputy Director Guo Jie
Deputy Director
Madame Wang Zhen
Deputy Director Zheng Yuewen
13.5.
1.
Huang Hua opened by outlining the current position with respect to the coup in Thailand. This agreed with reports which Lord Carrington had received from HM Ambassador in Bangkok.
Iran/Iraq
2. Huang Hua said that with regard to the conflict he did not have much news. But during a recent visit to Peking the Director of the Pars News Agency, Mr Kharrazi had told him that
there was no change in Iran's declared position on a ceasefire,
ie total withdrawal of Iraqi troops and settlement of the Shatt
Al Arab dispute on the basis of the Algiers Agreement of 1975. Although Iran did not enjoy military superiority, militarily she could stand a long war. Iran was prepared to keep in
contact with the mediation efforts of the Six Islamic States.
Lord Carrington agreed. The prospects for peace were not good.
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