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RESTRICTED
TELELETTER
FROM P A B THOMSON, PEKING
FILE REF:
17 JUNE 1985
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Mr Powell.
HICD Gazylody
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FOR I CORR ESQ, FED, FCO
COPIED TO: R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DPA, HONG KONG
A J SEATON ESQ, BTC HONG KONG
PEKING TELEGRAM NO 925 AND YOUR TELELETTER OF 12 JUNE (NOT TO HONG KONG): MR LUCE'S VISIT
1. ALTHOUGH THE NEW PROPOSED TIMING FOR MR LUCE'S VISIT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDES THE PERIOD AGREED FOR MR RIDLEY'S VISIT, WE SEE NOT DIFFICULTY IN MANAGING BOTH.
2. WE RECOMMEND THAT WE SHOULD AIM AT A PROGRAMME ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:-
(A) THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER:
PM
SUPPER WITH AMBASSADOR
(B) FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER:
AM BRIEFING IN THE EMBASSY
TALKS ON BILATERAL MATTERS AND ON HONG KONG WITH ZHOU NAN
PM FURTHER TALKS WITH ZHOU NAN ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
EVENING WELCOMING BANQUEST
(C) SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER:
AM CALL ON WU XUEQIAN
CALL ON HUAN XIANG (CASS)
PM SIGHTSEEING
EVENING RETURN BANQUET (AT EMBASSY)
(D) SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER:
AM SIGHTSEEING
PM FLY TO CHENGDU
(E) MONDAY 23 AND AM TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER:
IN CHENGDU
CALL ON GOVERNOR OF SICHUAN,
VISIT INDUSTRIAL SITES AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT,
AND SIGHTSEEING
(F) TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER:
PM FLY TO CANTON
(G) WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER:
IN CANTON
CALLS ON GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG AND MAYOR OF CANTON VISIT BP OFFICE AND PERHAPS DUNLOP FACTORY MODERNISATION PROJECT
(H) THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER:
RETURN TO HONG KONG VIA SHENZHEN
3. WE CONSIDERED TRYING TO FIT IN ZHONGQING AS WELL AS CHENGDU,
SO THAT THE MINISTER COULD SEE MORE OF SICHUAN'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BUT THIS WOULD MAKE FOR AN EXTREMELY TIGHT PROGRAMME. 2(G) AND (H) ABOVE ARE SUJECT TO BTC'S COMMENTS.
4. THE AMBASSADOR CONCURS.
5. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER MR LUCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS LUCE AND WHO ELSE WILL BE IN HIS PARTY.
PAB THOMSON
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