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I enclose points for the Prime Minister to make
during the farewell call by the Chinese Ambassador at
1430 hours on 19 June, as requested in your letter of
16 June. The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary would be
grateful if the Prime Minister would raise the Iranian
Silkworm point with the Chinese Ambassador as a further
reminder of the seriousness with which HMG views the
suspected supply of Silkworm missiles to Iran by China.
I enclose a personality note on Hu Dingyi.
Hu Dingyi is planning to retire but may be appointed to a
foreign policy advisory role. He has spent more than ten
years in the UK in the course of his three postings to
London. This final posting (1985-87), as the speaking
notes indicate, has coincided with a rapid growth in
bilateral contacts, following the 1984 Joint Declaration
bn Hong Kong. Hu and his wife (who has sponsored UK/-
China town-twinning arrangements) have been active and
successful in building up contacts, and in promoting an
attractive picture of China's current developments.
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