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TELEGRAM NUMBER 356 OF 16 APRIL
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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FOR DONALD. [siel-235]
PESA ANTNUIN
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PEKING TELNO 23 TO ME: POSSIBLE VISIT BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TO HONG KONG.
1. WE AGREE THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO INVITE HUAN XIANG TO VISIT
HONG KONG. A STOPOVER HERE AFTER VISITING AUSTRALIA WOULD BE UNLIKEY TO ATTRACT UNDUE ATTENTION.
2. THE TIMING IS NOT IDEAL SINCE SIR E YOUDE WILL NOT HAVE ARRIVED. BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY ARRANGE A PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
(A) A GENERAL BRIEFING BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR WITH THE FS AND THE PA (B) A HELICOPTER TOUR AND SPECIFIC VISITS (DEPENDING ON HUAN XIANGS INTERESTS).
(C) MEETINGS WITH LEADING ACADEMICS (EG THE VICE CHANCELLORS OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND THE HEAD OF THE POLYTECHNIC).
(D) DINNER WITH HADDON-CAVE.
3. OFFICIALS OF HUAN XIANG'S EMINENCE ARE NORMALLY PUT UP BY NCNA BUT AS WITH THE MAYOR OF SHANGHAI, WE COULD ASK THEM WHAT ARRANGEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE AND OFFER TO PAY FOR HIM IN A HOTEL.
4. PROVIDED YOU SEE NO OBJECTION GRATEFUL IF THE AMBASSADOR WOULD CONVEY THE INVITATION AND FIND OUT WHAT HUAN WOULD LIKE TO
DO HERE.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED HK&GD FED
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
COPIES TO:
SIR E YOUDE C/O HD/ HK&GD
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