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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
AND TO SAVING PARIS, BONN, ROME
YOUR TELNO 021: VISIT BY HU YAOBANG
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THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED TO A VISIT FROM 8-11 OR 12 JUNE.
PLEASE SPEAK ACCORDINGLY TO THE MFA. WE SHOULD PREFER AT THIS STAGE TO KEEP OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF DEPARTURE ON THE MORNING OF 12 JUNE. EARLY NEWS OF ARRIVAL TIME OF 8 JUNE AND SIZE AND
COMPOSITION OF PARTY WOULD BE HELPFUL.
2. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION AT THIS STAGE, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ALSO AGREED TO A COURTESY CALL AT 1000 HOURS, TALKS FROM 1600- 1800 HOURS AND A DINNER IN THE EVENING OF 9 JUNE. WE HOPE LORD YOUNG WILL BE ABLE TO MEET HU ON ARRIVAL ON 8 JUNE (THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE).
3. THE POSSIBILITY OF ROYAL PARTICIPATION WILL NEED CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. IT WOULD BE A CONSPICUOUS DEPARTURE FROM PRECEDENT FOR THE QUEEN TO RECEIVE HU (SHE DID NOT FOR EXAMPLE SEE KADAR OF HUNGARY LAST YEAR). ON THE OTHER HAND, WE IMAGINE HU WOULD FEEL SLIGHTED IF HE DID NOT RECEIVE COMPARABLE TREATMENT TO ZHAO ZIYANG. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS. BEFORE WE SOUND OUT THE PALACE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT ROLE YOU WOULD EXPECT HU
TO PLAY IN THE STATE VISIT.
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SEEN FROM HERE, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR THE VISIT SHOULD BE BROAD COMPARABILITY WITH ZHAO'S VISIT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
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