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REGISTRY Action Taken
YOUR TELNO 8 TO SHANGHAI: LORD CALLAGHAN
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بیم
FOLLOWING OUR TELECONS WITH HONG KONG CHANNAH/SHEPHERD) ON 11 AND 12 MAY, WE EXPLAINED TO THE MFA THAT LORD CALLAGHAN NEEDED TO RETURN TO LONDON ON 18 MAY. AS AGREED, WE DID NOT PRESS FOR A MEETING WITH SENIOR LEADERS, BUT ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR LORD CALLAGHAN TO MEET VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER JIANG ENZHU, WHOM HE HAD KNOW IN THE PAST (AS AN INTERPRETER).
2. PLEASE TELL LORD CALLAGHAN THAT THE MFA HAVE NOW TOLD US THAT PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM BILATERALLY AT 1600 ON 17 MAY CAFTER THE GROUP MEETING). MFA WILL GIVE US DETAILS OF THE VENUE IN DUE COURSE. THEY CANNOT ARRANGE A MEETING WITH
JIANG ENZHU UNTIL THEY CONSULT HIM ON HIS RETURN FROM EUROPE CON 16 MAY).
3.
FOR LUNCH AT THE RESIDENCE ON 17 MAY, WE SHALL COLLECT LORD CALLAGHAN AND HIS SON FROM THEIR HOTEL AT 1200 (SUBJECT TO FINAL CONFIRMATION WITH THE CHINESE HOSTS) AND ARRANGE FOR THEM TO RE-JOIN THE INTERACTION COUNCIL GROUP AFTERWARDS.
WE SHALL TELEPHONE LATER ABOUT MEETING ARRANGEMENTS AT PEKING
AIRPORT.
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