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MR YOUDE'S TELNO 585 : SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT

1. I WAS SUMMONED ON 12 SEPTEMBER BY LIANG SHAN-YUAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WEST EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT. HE SAID WITH SOME EMBARRASSMENT THAT CH'IAO KUAN-HUA WILL BE TIED UP WITH A VISITING PRIME MINISTER DURING THE PERIOD WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR YOUR VISIT TO CHINA, HIS MINISTER SUGGESTED THAT INSTEAD YOU MIGHT COME FOR ABOUT A WEEK EITHER ON 29 APRIL OR ON 4 OR 5 MAY.

2. 1 UNDERTOCK TO REPORT AT ONCE. WE WOULD DO OUR BEST TO BE HELPFUL, BUT I COULD NOT COMMIT YOU ON A PERSONAL BASIS

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I POINTED OUT THAT JAPANESE GOLDEN WEEK WOULD CONTINUE TO BE

A PROBLEM SEMICOLON AND I COULD NOT SAY WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO POSTPONE YOUR RETURN TO LONDON.

3. PLEASE SEE MIFT.

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