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MINUTES BEFORE WE ALL JOINED FORCES TO GO INTO DINNER.
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7 AT DINNER I CONVEYED TO LI THE THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT WISH TO CONSIDER A SHORT VISIT TO HONG KONG EITHER ON HIS WAY TO OR ON HIS WAY BACK FROM A VISIT TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY (HONG KONG TELNO.897 AND YOUR TELNO.206). HE SIMPLY SAID THAT HE HAD TAKEN CAREFUL NOTE OF MY SUGGESTION. OTHERWISE, THE CONVERSATIOIN AT DINNER WAS MAINLY SOCIAL, THOUGH I DID GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK LI ABOUT CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY (YOUR TELNO.206).
8. I DID NOT MAKE TO LI THE POINT ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY PLANNING REPORT OF THE UKAEA SUGGESTED IN HONG KONG TELNO.35 TO PEKING. BUT I SHALL MAKE IT TO ZHOU NAN ON 10 MARCH, WHEN HE HAS ASKED ME TO DINNER. NOR DID I MENTION TO LI THE FORTHCOMING VISIT TO CHINA OF GEORGE WALDEN (YOUR TELNO.204). I WILL LIKEWISE SPEAK ABOUT THIS TO ZHOU NAN.
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