(Translation)
The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher,
Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
to
I wish
On the occasion of leaving your country, express once again my sincere thanks to you and the British Government for the warm welcome and generous hospitality you have accorded me and my colleagues.
The
Sino-British friendly relations and cooperation have entered into a new historical period. I am confident that the meetings and exchanges of views between us will further enhance and consolidate the Sino-British relations.
Please accept my best wishes and the assurances
of my highest consideration!
Hu Yaobang
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
On board the plane, 12 June 1986