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TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NO 857 OF 23 AUG '72 INFO ROUTINE HONG
KONG.
FOLLOWING FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY.
́YOUR TELNO 646: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.
Richpa
1. I CALLED ON WANG TUNG, HEAD OF WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPT, THIS MORNING AND PUT YOUR PROPOSALS TO HIM. HE SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER THEM IN CONSULTATION WITH PROTOCOL DEPT AND THAT THE MINISTRY WOULD LET US HAVE THEIR REACTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WANG SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE USING HIS OWN PLANE. HE WOULD DISCUSS DETAILS OF THE ROUTE AT THIS END WITH THE AVIATION AURHORITIES AND LET US HAVE THEIR REACTIONS. AS A FIRST GAMBIT, I DID NOT MENTION
POSSIBLE STOP AT SHANGHAI.
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Prik
3. 1 RAISED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE STAYING
AT THE EMBASSY RESIDENCE SO THAT HE COULD BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE PRIVATE OFFICE (WHICH ON SECURITY GROUNDS MUST
BE ESTABLISHED IN THE CHANCERY) WANG INDICATED VERY CLEARLY
THAT THE CHINESE WILL EXPECT HIM TO STAY AS THEIR GUEST IN
THEIR OFFICIAL GUEST HOUSE AND SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO DIFF-
ICULTIES ABOUT OUR ARRANGING FOR PAPERS AND BOXES TO BE CONVEYED
TO AND FRO FROM THE EMBASSY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT ALL TIMES.
I THEREFORE ACQUIESCED. WE SHALL DISCUSS DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME
WITH PROTOCOL DEPT AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY FOR US, INCLUDING THE
PROGRAMME FOR LADY DOUGLAS-HOME, AND WILL TELEGRAPH AGAIN.
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