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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 561
OF 190547Z APRIL 91
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121357 MDHIAN 2932
FOR BATES, PRU
PEKING TELNO 496 AND FCO TELNO 439: IPU MEETING
1. CHINESE HAVE NOW NOTIFIED US THAT THERE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS IN PEKING FOR IPU DELEGATIONS GOING TO PYONGYANG.
(I) 24 APRIL 17.30 MEETING WITH MR YAO GUANG, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NPC FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET.
(II) 25 APRIL 17.30 MEETING WITH NPC STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
WAN LI, FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET HOSTED BY PENG CHONG, VICE CHAIRMAN.
(III) 27 APRIL 09.30 MEETING WITH FU HAO, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE NPC.
2. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE STAYING. WE HAVE HAD ENQUIRIES FROM OUR MARKER HOTEL, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ARRANGING ACCOMMODATION. DO YOU ENVISAGE ONE OR TWO BRIEFINGS? (PARA 2 OF FCO TUR REFERS). WE WILL TRY TO MEET MARSHALL AND
CLARK ON 23 APRIL.
3.
GILL HAMER HAS ARRANGED FOR A CAR TO MEET YOU ON ARRIVAL.
YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR A MAN WAVING A SIGN WITH THE UNION FLAG ON IT
AFTER YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE USUAL FORMALITIES AND COLLECTED YOUR LUGGAGE. HE WILL BRING YOU TO THE EMBASSY. GILL WILL BE INVOLVED WITH A COMMERCIAL OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, SO ASK FOR HOARE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO GO TO THE BANQUET ON 24 APRIL OR ARE NOT INVITED, HOARE IS HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DINNER, (THOUGH HE MAY BE GOING TO THE BANQUET).
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