GRS 130
UNCLASSIFIED
FM SHANGHAI
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 289
KK010/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
OF 05L84OZ NOVEMBER 86
- 5 NOV 1986
FICER PA
58
MY TEL NO 288: SIR Y K PAO
REGISTRY Action Taken
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
59
SINCE DRAFTING MY TUR I HAVE SEEN FCO TEL NO 1311 TO PEKING (RESTRICTED AND INFO SAVING SHANGHAI) ABOUT MR WALDEN'S VISIT.
1.
2.
I THINK THE PROGRAMME IS TOO TIGHT. FLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI TO HANGZHOU AND NINGBO ARE INFREQUENT AND UNRELIABLE. TRAINS TAKE TIME: FOR EXAMPLE, SHANGHAI TO HANGZHOU TAKES 3 AND A HALF HOURS. MAY 1 SUGGEST, THEREFORE, THAT ON TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER MR WALDEN SHOULD FLY FROM PEKING DIRECT TO HANGZHOU, IF HE CAN ARRIVE IN TIME TO JOIN SIR Y K 'S PERSONAL AIRCRAFT FROM HANGZHOU TO NINGBO, OR FROM PEKING DIRECT TO NINGBO.
3. SIR Y K TOLD ME THAT VICE PREMIER WAN LI WOULD BE ACCOMPANYING HIM DURING HIS VISIT, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF HE MEANT FOR THE WHOLE VISIT OR FOR THE NINGBO INAUGURATION ONLY.
MOUND
YYYY
SXPEAN 0628
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR GILLMORE
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISER