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RECEIVED & BACKTRY NO. 51
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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING TELNO 589 OF 5 OCTOBER.
VISIT OF VICE PREMIER WANG CHEN
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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBERS 552 AND 529 OF 9 AND 18 SEPTEMBER.
1. YOU ARE NOW AUTHORISED TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO VICE PREMIER WANG CHEN TO VISIT BRITAIN FROM 6-15/16 NOVEMBER, HIS HOST WILL
BE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY.
2. PLEASE SEEK EARLY CLARIFICATION OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:- (A) WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANYING WANG CHEN? HOW MANY? WHAT ARE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES/AREAS OF INTEREST?
(B) HAVE THEY GOT ANY PREFERENCES AS TO WHAT THEY MIGHT SEE OR
WHO THEY MIGHT MEET?
(C) IS WANG CHAN VISITING ANY OTHER COUNTRIES EITHER IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE OR AFTER THE U K?
3. AS TO 2(A) ABOVE, WE WOULD PREFER TO KEEP NUMBERS DOWN TO ABOUT A DOZEN. WE DO NOT WISH TO IMPOSE LIMITS AND WE WILL NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ANSWER TO 2(C). BUT YOU MAY WISH TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS THE SORT OF NUMBER WE HAVE IN MIND, FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, G H F CANNOT HANDLE THIS VISIT AND TOO LARGE
A PARTY WOULD PLACE A STRAIN ON O V D'S LIMITED RESOURCES. SIMILAR CONSIDERATIONS MAKE IT DESIRABLE TO KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER THROUGH-
OUT THEIR VISIT.
4. AS TO (B) OUR INCLINATION, GIVEN THAT SHIPBUILING, AIRCRAFT
AND OFFSHORE OIL HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AS AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
IS TO TREAT THOSE AS THE PRIORITY SECTORS TOGETHER WITH POWER. PLANT (IF THIS FALLS INSIDE WANG CHEN'S AMBIT) FOR WHICH WE ARE MAKING A SPECIAL EFFORT TO PROMOTE OVERSEAS SALES.
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/ 5. WE HAVE IN MIND
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