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YOUR TELNO 1401: CHINA DAILY SUPPLEMENT
1. SECRETARY OF STATE HAS AGREED THAT HE SHOULD CONTRIBUTE AN
ARTICLE ON SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS (INCLUDING HONG KONG) IN PLACE
OF THE PRIME MINISTER. BUT WE ARE SEEKING PALACE PERMISSION (AS
REQUIRED BY THE PROCEDURES FOR MINISTERS IN ATTENDANCE).
2. COI ARE CONSULTING D/EMPLOYMENT AND DTI ABOUT AN ARTICLE BY
LORD YOUNG ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
3. PROF NEEDHAM HAS PROVIDED A PIECE ON CHINA AND SCIENCE.
4. SECRETARY OF STATE HAS AGREED THAT YOUR PIECE MIGHT PICK UP
WHERE HIS LEAVES OFF ON THE TOPIC OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL
EXCHANGES (INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS).
5.
ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT GO FIRM ON TWO OF THE ARTICLES (PARAS 1
AND 2 ABOVE), YOU MAY RESPOND TO THE CHINA DAILY THAT WE WILL
PROVIDE COMPLEMENTARY PIECES, THAT WE PROPOSE THE SUBJECT MATTER
OUTLINED ABOVE, THAT YOU AND NEEDHAM WILL CONTRIBUTE THOUGH WE
ARE NOT YET CLEAR WHICH MINISTERS WILL DO SO (THOUGH YOU CAN
INDICATE THAT, TO BALANCE CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS, IT WOULD NOT BE
APPROPRIATE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO CONTRIBUTE).
Young.
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