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FM PEKING 1694202 FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 11 OF 16 FEB
INFO FCO
YOUR TELNO 26: VISIT TO PEKING
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I WAS IN ANY EVENT PLANNING A BRIEFING MEETING WITH YOU AND YOUR ADVISERS SOON AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO LUNCH WITH ME ON SUNDAY 25 MARCH. I WOULD OF COURSE ACCOM- PANY YOU ON ANY MEETINGS OF SUBSTANCE, WE WOULD HAVE SULLIVAN WITH US WHO WOULD TAKE NOTES. WE SHOULD NOT NEED SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE.
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| IMAGINE THE CHINESE WOULD WANT TO GIVE A WELCOMING BANQUET ON 25 OR 26 MARCH. THE RETURN DINNER COULD FIT IN ON 28 MARCH,
3 OTHERWISE I AM CONTENT WITH ACTION PROPOSED IN YOUR PARA 7.
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IT IS OBVIOUSLY MORE CONVENIENT TO SETTLE DETAILS IN HONG KONG.
MM BUT SUBJECT TO FCO VIEWS IT WOULD I THINK BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME
TO. MAKE SOME COMMUNICATION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE ON THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF THE VISIT VN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO THAT IT IS NOT LEFT ENTIRELY TO THE NONA CHANNEL. AND TO REFLECT THAT THIS WILL BE AN OFFICIAL VISIT WITH AN IMPORTANT BEARING ON SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS. WE SHALL
ALSO NEED TO THINK OF THE TIMING OF ANY ANNOUNCEMENT AND RESPONSE
TO INEVITABLE PRESS SPECULATION,
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