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TELEGRAM NUMBER BTC 119 OF 3 AUGUST
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 685 TO PEKING: VISIT OF MR LUCE.
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1. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE PROGRAMME AS PROPOSED FOR CANTON AND SHENZHEN. THE LUNCH WITH THE BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY FEASIBLE ALTHOUGH IT WOULD NOT BE A LARGE AFFAIR AS MANY OF THE OFFSHORE-OIL RELATED COMPANIES HAVE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS.
2. THE DUNLOP OFFICE HERE HAVE SAID THAT IN PRINCIPLE THEY SEE NO PROBLEM OVER THE VISIT TO THEIR PROJECT, BUT THIS REMAINS TO BE FINALLY CONFIRMED. WE HAVE NOT YET PUT TO BP THE PROPOSAL FOR A BRIEFING, BUT FORESEE NO PROBLEMS.
3. A MEMBER OF CTU WILL TRAVEL UP TO CANTON IN ADVANCE OF THE VISIT TO FINALISE ARRANGEMENTS. WE PROSUME THAT THE PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU WILL BE HANDLING ARRANGEMENTS.
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