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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NO 452 OF 17 MAY INFO ROUTINE RANGOON

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MIPT (NOT TO ALL): MINISTERIAL VISITS TO CHINA.

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ACTING HEAD OF WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALSO EXTEND OFFICIAL INVITATION ON BEHALF OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR MR ROYLE TO VISIT CHINA BETWEEN 30 MAY AND 8 JUNE.

IN REPLY TO MY QUESTION HE SAID THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE MR ROYLE AND HIS PARTY TO STAY IN THE GOVERNMENT QUEST

HOUSE.

2. I CONVEYED DETAILS OF MR ROYLE'S PARTY AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR HIS TRAVEL WITHIN CHINA WHICH I HAD NOT PUT FORWARD AT THE EARLY DISCUSSIONS AND ASKED THAT THE CHINESE LET US HAVE THEIR VIEWS. WANG EXPRESSED PLEASURE ON HEARING THAT EVANS WOULD BE COMING TO CHINA AND ASKED WHETHER I HAD ANY IDEA OF WHAT SORT OF PROGRAMME MR ROYLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN PEKING AND ELSEWHERE. HE COMMENTED THAT IF THE CHINESE COULD GET EARLY INFORMATION THEY WOULD AVOID HAVING TO ARRANGE A PROGRAMME WITHOUT RESPECTING THE 'WI SHES OF THEIR GUESTS.

3. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS, BY IMMEDIATE TELEGRAM OF ANY PARTICULAR REQUESTS MR ROYLE MAY HAVE FOR HIS PROGRAMME.

I AM SURE MR ROYLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE USUAL MIXED BAG

OF MODERN INDUSTRY, PEOPLE'S COMMUNES AND CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES, BUT THIS REQUEST GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEED IN ANY PARTICULAR VISIT OR SUBJECT HE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE.

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