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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE ACTOR
INFO SAVING SHANGHAI
FOR F E D.
HONG KONG PLEASE PASS TO H M A PEKING (VISITING FROM 9 NOVEMBER).
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YOUR TELNO 1315 VISIT BY LORD CAITHNESS.
1. THANK YOU FOR WARNING US OF THIS COMPLICATION. AS IT HAPPENED SONG MINGJIANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WE D, INVITED COUNSELLOR TO DISCUSS THE EMERGING PROGRAMME ON 8 NOVEMBER.
2.
THE CHINESE RESPONSE TO OUR SUGGESTIONS OF 30 OCTOBER ON A DRAFT PROGRAMME WAS AS FOLLOWS:
26 NOVEMBER:
P M
EVENING
WOULD LORD CAITHNESS BE UP TO ANY LIGHT SIGHTSEEING ? WELCOMING BANQUET GIVEN BY TIAN ZENGPEI.
27 NOVEMBER:
9-11 AM OFFICIAL TALKS WITH TIAN ZENGPEI.
NOON
2.30 P M
EVENING
FREE.
CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN FOLLOWED BY CALL ON VICE-PREMIER ZOU JIAHUA (SONG SAID TIMINGS MIGHT CHANGE).
MEETING WITH DIRECTOR LU PING OF STATE COUNCIL HKMAO FOLLOWED BY DINNER (SONG ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS MIGHT RULE OUT THE DINNER I WISHED TO GIVE FOR LORD CAITHNESS).
28 NOVEMBER:
A M
CHINA'S HISTORICAL HERITAGE MING TOMBS (DINGLING).
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BADALING OR MUTIANYU PLUS
P M
DEPARTURE FOR SHANGHAI.
EVENING
BANQUET GIVEN BY SHANGHAI CITY AUTHORITIES.
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