RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 537
OF 15170OZ MAY 91
RESTRICTED
REC
HKD 026/10
P&UN 1991 Sun
12
030316
MDLOAN 1576
mms
vest file для
At
FROM FED
YOUR TELNO 673:
1.
11
VISIT TO CHINA BY MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE
REGRET THAT IT WOULD BE QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MR GUMMER TO BRING FORWARD HIS DATES, SINCE THERE IS AN AGRICULTURE COUNCIL ON 24 SEPTEMBER. HE COULD THEREFORE NOT TRAVEL EARLIER THAN 25 SEPTEMBER. SIMILARLY HE COULD NOT EXTEND THE VISIT BEYOND 4 OCTOBER BECAUSE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE. GRATEFUL FOR FULLER EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM. WHICH DAYS DURING THAT PERIOD ARE ACTUALLY HOLIDAYS? PRESUMABLY, PROVIDED HE HAD TWO FULL WORKING DAYS IN PEKING, HE COULD DO A MORE RELAXED PROVINCIAL VISIT OVER AT LEAST PART OF THE HOLIDAY PERIOD?
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
73
MAIN
73
LIMITED
FED
HKD
PROTOCOL D
NEWS D
RAD
PUSD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
NNNN
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