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POSSIBLE VISIT TO UK BY MEI ZHAORONG
1.
Thank you for your teleletter of 11 November about
a likely visit to London by Mei Zhaorong in February or March 1987. We are indeed looking forward to seeing Mei
and a number of people hope to have good talks with him.
2. We had understood that Mei would be visiting a number of West European capitals, particularly to discuss bilateral relations. Certainly, we expect to have a
number of topics to raise under this heading, not least
in preparation for the formal visit which we expect
Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian to make at the invitation of Sir G Howe, possibly in June or July.
the
3. We are equally keen to use the opportunity of Mei's visit to hold planning talks. On/defence and
disarmament side of the Office we also think that it
would be a good idea to engage Mei in a discussion of
Pol/Mil and disarmament matters. We would expect
Brian Fall to lead on the UK side in these talks.
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