GRS 300
RESTRICTED
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2088
RESTRIE
OF 040054Z NOVEMBER 86
027
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
11 NOV 1986
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY.
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INDEX
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PA
Action Taker,
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YOUR TELNO 1310 AND YOUR TELNO 2440 TO HONG KONG VISIT BY MR CALLAGHAN
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1. WE HAVE NOW DISCUSSED THE VISIT WITH LOCAL BCCI OFFICE, WHO CONFIRM THERE IS NO CHINESE OFFICIAL INVOLVEMENT. SOLDAN KHAN IS HOWEVER IN TOUCH WITH FEI XIAOTONG AND HOPES TO PERSUADE HIM TO ACCOMPANY BCCI DELEGATION OUTSIDE PEKING.
2. MR CALLAGHAN WILL SE ACCOMPANIED THROUGHOUT THE VISIT BY MR J HILLBERY, A GENERAL MANAGER AT BCCI'S LONDON OFFICE, AND BY MR RIZVI BCCI, REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE FAR EAST.
3. BCCI HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE PROGRAMME:
12 DECEMBER MESSRS CALLAGHAN, HILLBERY AND RIZVI ARRIVE IN PEKING BY
CATHAY PACIFIC ETA 1715
13 DECEMBER SIGHTSEEING AND MEETINGS WITH CHINESE DIGNITARIES
(UNSPECIFIED)
14 DECEMBER (PROBABLY PM) DEPARTURE FOR JIANGSU
EVENING 15 DECEMBER RETURN TO PEKING OR MORNING OF 16 DECEMBER
16 DECEMBER LEAVE PEKING FOR HONG KONG BY CATHAY PACIFIC ETD 1840
17 DECEMBER DEPART HONG KONG FOR LONDON BY CATHAY PACIFIC ETD 2300.
BCCI HERE HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO OBTAIN MORE DETAILS OF JIANGSU
MINING PROJECT' FROM THEIR HONG KONG OFFICE.
5. WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO KHAN'S OFFICE THAT WE CONSIDER BCCI TO BE IN CHARGE OF MR CALLAGHAN'S PROGRAMME. WE HAVE, HOWEVER,
INFORMED KHAN OF THE REQUESTS FOR CALLS ON CHINESE LEADERS WHICH WE
HAVE MADE ON MR CALLAGHAN'S BEHALF (MY TELNO 2048) AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIAISE WITH BCCI ON THIS ASPECT OF THE PROGRAMME. HAVE ALSO PUT DOWN A MARKER FOR A LUNCH TO BE GIVEN BY ME. THIS
WE
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KLUNCH