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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 14080OZ FCO
TELNO 1076
OF 140525Z JUNE 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TOP COPY Q DIST? HEB 02711
132271
MDHIAN 3244
FOLLOWING FOR MCLAREN
YOUR TELNO 522: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT
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1. WE WELCOME THE IDEA OF YOUR HAVING SOME SEPARATE MEETINGS DURING
LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT AND SUGGEST THE IDEAL TIME FOR THEM WOULD BE ON FRIDAY 24 JUNE, WHEN LORD GLENARTHUR'S PARTY WILL BE OUT ON
ALL-DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR. SPECIFICALLY, WE SUGGEST YOU MIGHT:
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HAVE A SMALLISH WORKING LUNCH WITH AMBASSADOR KE IN A RESTAURANT ON 24 JUNE, WHICH COULD BE HOSTED BY MISS BAILES IF THE CHINESE DO NOT VOLUNTEER AN INVITATION. THIS WOULD OFFER A CHANCE TO GO OVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1 JULY AND DISCUSS OTHER CURRENT BUSINESS, WHILE
ALSO (WITH LUCK) PROVIDING AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW WANG
JIAJI'S AND ZHENG WEIRONG'S SUCCESSORS:
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ASK FOR A CALL ON LIU SHUQING, THE VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOUTH AND EAST ASIA, TO DISCUSS CAMBODIA/VIETNAM AND ANY OTHER ASIAN TOPICS OF INTEREST IN MORE
DETAIL THAN WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN LORD GLENARTHUR AND ZHOU NAN.
IF LIU IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MFA SUGGEST THE DIRECTOR OF THEIR
ASIAN DEPARTMENT AS A FALL-BACK THIS WOULD STILL BE WORTH TAKING UP:
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VISIT THE CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF THE STATE COUNCIL TO
CALL ON ITS DIRECTOR HUAN XIANG WHO RECENTLY VISITED THE UK OR IF HE IS NOT AVAILABLE, HIS DEPUTY, AMBASSADOR GAO E, WHO IS DUE TO VISIT BRITAIN IN SEPTEMBER. THE CIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL CHINESE THINK-TANK ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE CALL WOULD
GIVE A CHANCE TO PROBE THE WORKINGS OF CHINA'S CENTRAL POLICY-MAKING MACHINERY FOLLOWING WU XUEQIAN'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
2. GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY SEEING AMBASSADOR KE ON
CHANCE TO PUT THE LUNCH
DONALD
15080OZ IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE, SINCE WE ARE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WILL HAVE AN IDEAL
IDEA TO HIM.
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