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13 DEC 1984
WALK OFFICTA
FROM PEKING 130407Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2964 OF 13/12/BA
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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING: LADY HOWE'S PROGRAMME
1. WE HAVE ASKED THE CHINESE TO ARRANGE A VISIT TO A JUVENILE COURT FOR LADY HOWE. BUT THEY MAY PREVARICATE ABOUT THIS, AS THEY DID IN APRIL.
2. WE ASSUME THAT LADY HOWE WOULD OTHERWISE WISH TO BE
PRSENT AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ON 19 DECEMBER:
(A) THE OFFICIAL WELCOMING CEREMONY FOR THE
PRIME MINISTER (MORNING):
(B) THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY (AFTERNOON) AND
(C) ZHAO XIYANG'S BANQUET FOR THE PRIME MINISTER (EVENING)
THIS COULD LEAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FREE TIME FOR SIGHTSEEING AND SHOPPING. WOULD LADY HOWE LIKE TO DO
EITHER OF THESE THINGS? IF SO, IS SHE CONTENT TO LEAVE IT TO US TO MAKE THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS? MY WIFE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO ACCOMPANY HER TO THE JUVENILE COURT AND DURING OTHER PARTS OF HER INDEPENDENT PROGRAMME.
3. ASSUE THAT BOTH THE PRIME MINISTER AND LADY HOWE WILL WISH TO WEAR LONG DRESSES AT THE BANQUET. ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE ARE BY NOW MEANS FUSSY ABOUT THESE THINGS, MY OWN RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THEY SHOULD
EVANS
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MR WILSON
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