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INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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PEKING TELNO 274: WU XUEQIAN
THE OBVIOUS TIME FOR A MEETING WITH WU WOULD, AS THE
UNFORTUNATELY AMBASSADOR SAYS, BE AFTER HIS VISIT TO IRELAND.
1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS TO ATTEND THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL IN CANADA FROM 28-30 MAY. SINCE HE ALSO HAS ENGAGEMENTS OVER THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND THIS WOULD PRECLUDE A MEETING UNTIL THE WEEK 2-6 JUNE WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS FOR THE MOST PART IN LONDON. IF THE DATES FOR WU'S VISIT TO IRELAND REMAIN AS NOW PROPOSED, IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT WU WOULD BE WILLING TO HANG
AROUND LONG ENOUGH FOR THIS.
2.
FITTING A MEETING WITH WU IN EARLIER IN HIS EUROPEAN PROGRAMME IS LIKELY TO BE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE DATES WILL NO DOUBT HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CLOSELY DEFINED WITH THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED. OBVIOUSLY IF MORE PRECISE DATES FOR THE VARIOUS LEGS ONE MIGHT COULD BE OBTAINED WE COULD LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES. BE A MEETING BETWEEN WU'S VISITS TO LUXEMBOURG AND IRELAND. UNFORTUNATELY THIS COINCIDES WITH THE BANK HOLIDAY.
3.
IF A LIKELY POSSIBLITY DOES EMERGE, WE SHALL NEED TO
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