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Prime Minister's Visit to the Far East

I can now confirm that the Prime Minister is content with the proposed programme for Hong Kong (John Holmes' letter of 25 June refers

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Following her discussion with Sir Percy Cradock today, the Prime Minister is also content with the proposed programme for China (John Holmes' letter of 24 June) subject to the following points: -

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(a) As you know the Prime Minister attaches importance to seeing Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping twice during her visit.

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She will be glad to visit the Peking Cancer Research Institute.

She will be happy to visit (but not to open) the British Council's Book Exhibition.

(d) She would like to visit the Summer Palace in Peking

and the Peking Conservatoire and also to see some Chinese painting in Peking.

(e) She would like to attend a cultural performance in

Shanghai.

On the other hand the Prime Minister does not wish to lay a wreath in Tiananmen Square. She also hopes that she will not have to visit the same rural commune as she did on the occasion of her last visit (your files will doubtless show which that commune was).

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