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MILNAN 6402 OCMIAN 6402
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00 PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO PEKIN
0117062 APR
GRS 373
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 256
OF 011706Z APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HIK 02610
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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Action Taken
A6311.
FROM FED
VISIT BY HU YAOBANG
1. THE CHINESE EMBASSY ASKED US WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD
BE FREE TO ATTEND A RETURN BANQUET OR RECEPTION ON 10 OR 11 JUNE.
NO 10 HAVE NOW TOLD US THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO A BANQUET ON 11 JUNE. WE SHALL BE
INFORMING THE CHINESE EMBASSY TOMORROW MORNING.
2. WE HAVE NOT YET TOLD THE CHINESE OF THE LUNCH AT BUCKINGHAM
PALACE ON 11 JUNE. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES WE SHOULD DO SO SOON
AND CERTAINLY BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR PLANNING MEETING WITH THE
EMBASSY ON 17 APRIL. IS THERE ANY WAY THIS CAN BE USED TO
MAXIMUM EFFECT EG IN PLANNING THE STATE VISIT? IF YOU THOUGHT
IT HELPFUL, WE WOULD BE CONTENT FOR YOU TO GIVE THE NEWS TO THE
CHINESE BEFORE WE DO SO HERE.
3. THE EMBASSY SAY THEY HAVE NOT YET HAD DETAILED COMMENTS FROM
PEKING BUT THEY ARE GIVING A STRONG STEER TOWARDS OXFORD RATHER
THAN MANCHESTER AS THE VISIT OUTSIDE LONDON. THIS COULD MAKE AN
EXCELLENT DAY AND IS, OF COURSE, WHAT YOU HAVE SUGGESTED. GRATEFUL
FOR ANY THOUGHTS ON CONTENT. THE EMBASSY SAY HU HAS CONSIDERABLE
CULTURAL INTERESTS. ONE POSSIBILITY, RATHER THAN AN
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