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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PEKING 1409152 DEC 34
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2986 OF 14/12/84
HKK 040/57
RECEIVER REGISTRY
1 @ DEC 1984
PA
INFO HONG KONG (FOR MISS NOBLE CONFERENCE OFFICER)
FOR CONFERENCE SECTION
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Action Taken
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M/14/12
FCO TELNOS 1540 AND 1545: VISIT BY PRIME MINISTER:
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
1. GIFTS FOR PREMIER. WE HAVE TOLD THE CHINESE THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER INTENDS TO PRESENT ZHAO ZIYANG WITH A WORD
PROCESSOR. THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE MOST SUITABLE OCCASION
FOR PRESENTATION (IN OUR VIEW, WHICH WE HAVE CONVEYED TO
THEM, THE BANQUET WOULD BE PREFEREALBE TO THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY).
2. THE CHINESE HAVE WELCOMED THE NEWS THAT RAYMOND WU
IS WILLING TO TRAIN SOMEONE TO USE THE WORD PROCESSOR.
THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THFSWLGLNSZVD EXPERIENCED LOCAL
PROCESSOR OPERATOR WHO MAY THEN TRAIN END USERS. THEY
HAVE ASKED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE HIM TO TRAIN SUCH A PERSON
(TO ENALBE THEM TO DECIDE WHETHER WU SHOULD REMAIN IN PEKING
AFTER THE VISIT OR RETURN AT A LATER DATE), AND WHETHER
WU SPEAKS MANDARIN OR CANTONESE. WE ASSUME THEY WILL NOT
BE ASKED TO MEET WU'S ACCOMMODATION COSTS IN PEKING BUT
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHO WILL.
3. OTHER NAMED GIFTS. THE CHINESE HAVE PUT FORWARD THE
FOLLOWING NAMES:
(A) TAN LONGBIN DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL
(B) ZHAI YINGTANG - GUESTHOUSE DIRECTOR
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(C) LI MAOLA | GUESTHOUSE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(D) GUAN RENKANG - MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY SENIOR OFFICIAL
4. MISCELLANEOUS GIFTS. THE CHIESE HAVE SUGGESTED NUMBERS
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) DRIVERS - 40
(B) SECURITY PERSONNEL
(C) MFA OFFICIALS
-
(D) GUESTHOUSE 20
50
-
· 20
WE CONSIDER (A), (B) AND (D) REASONABLE, BUT
SUGGEST THAT (C) MIGHT BE REDUCED TO 20.
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