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MDHOAN 9603
IT WOULD BE VERY UNDESIRABLE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG IN A CHINESE AIRFORCE PLANE? IS THERE ANY LIKELIHOOD OF CAAC OR ONE OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES CHARTERING A SMALL JET EG A BAE 146? ALTERNATIVELY, IF THIS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, WHAT ABOUT FLYING BACK TO PEKING FROM JINAN RATHER THAN TAKING THE TRAIN? GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER FLIGHT DETAILS.
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FOR PLANNING PURPOSES WE ARE ASSUMING THAT THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME IN PEKING: TWO SESSIONS WITH QIAN QICHEN: A CALL ON LI PENG AND, IF POSSIBLE A CALL ON JIANG ZEMIN: A MEETING WITH LU PING: WELCOME AND RETURN BANQUETS: AND A PRESS CONFERENCE. NO DOUBT THERE ARE OTHER DESIRABLE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, EG MEETING WITH EMBASSY STAFF AND MEETING WITH ABCC MEMBERS. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW A PROGRAMME MIGHT LOOK, AND WHETHER THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS COULD IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN ONE AND A HALF DAYS (WITH THE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL HALF DAY ON 8 APRIL). 5. (FOR HONG KONG) GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONSIDER WHETHER THERE ARE ANY OWNERS OF EXECUTIVE JETS WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO CARRY THE PARTY FROM JINAN TO HONG KONG, ON A CHARTER BASIS.
6. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESKBY 120930Z.
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