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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNOS 348 AND 349, F C O TELNO 533 AND MOSCOW TELNO 649.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA.
1.
WE HAVE NOW HAD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT, MFA ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROGRAMME. THESE WERE USEFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE. THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED, SOMEWHAT RELUCTANTLY, THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND HIS PARTY MAY STAY IN THE RESIDENCE AND THE JIANGUO HOTEL. THEY HAVE SAID THIS ON THE ASSUMPTION THE BRITISH SIDE WILL MEET HOTEL BILLS. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THIS IS THE CASE.
2.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY NOW LOOKS AS
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE LIABLE TO CHANGE.
FOLLOWS.
PEKING.
WEDNESDAY, 3 APRIL:
1930
ARRIVE PEKING AIRPORT ON CA110 (PLEASE NOTE THAT AIR CHINA AND OTHER CHINESE AIRLINES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OVER INTO SUMMER SCHEDULES AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THESE FLIGHT TIMES WILL BE CORRECT ON 3 APRIL. WE WILL KEEP TRACK OF THE POSITION). BRIEF PHOTOCALL AND GREETING CEREMONY.
DEPART AIRPORT FOR REFRESHMENTS (IF NEEDED) AND BRIEFING AT THE RESIDENCE.
NO FORMAL EVENT.
THURSDAY, 4 APRIL:
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0900 TO APPROX 1100 FIRST ROUND OF TALKS AT THE DIAOYUTAI WITH
THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 1200 APPROX LUNCH AT THE RESIDENCE TO MEET CHINESE SCHOLARS
1430 1500
RETURNED FROM BRITAIN.
(POSSIBLE MEETING WITH A SENIOR LEADER).
SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER BILATERAL AND HONG KONG.
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