TNAG-0366-FCO40-412-Visits-of-UK-Members-of-Parliament-to-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 55

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MR ROY JENKINS M.P.

1. MR JENKINS AND HIS WIFE ARE MAKING A TOUR OF THE FAR EAST IN SEPTEMBER, STARTING WITH TWO WEEKS IN CHINA. HIS PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME IS TO ARRIVE IN SHANGHAI BY AIR FRANCE ON 31 AUGUST: TO TRAVEL THE FOLLOWING DAY BY TRAIN TO PEKING, ARRIVING EVENING 2 SEPT OR MORNING 3 SEPT: TO STAY IN PEKING THREE OR FOUR DAYS, AND THEN TO MAKE A TOUR, ASSUMING THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AGREE, WHICH WILL TAKE IN SIAN, YENAN, CHUNGKING, WUHAN, CHANGSHA AND CANTON, BEFORE DEPARTURE THENCE TO HONG KONG ON 12 SEPTEMBER. 2. THE P U S HAS PROMISED MR JENKINS EVERY ASSISTANCE, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND IT CONVENIENT TO PUT HIM AND HIS WIFE UP WHILE THEY ARE IN PEKING. IF SO, WE SHALL BE HAPPY TO CONVEY AN INVITATI ON YOUR BEHALF.

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