TNAG-0841-FCO40-1050-Visit-of-Sir-Murray-MacLehose--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-Chi-1979 — Page 273

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5. YOUR PARA 5. I NEED YOUR VIEWS AND WILL OF COURSE BE VERY MUCH GUIDED BY YOU. BUT I THINK WE REALLY MUST PLAY THIS BY EAR

6. YOUR PARA 6. OUR TENTATIVE PROPOSALS ABOUT DATES ARE TO TRAVEL TO PEKING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, LEAVE THE SUNDAY FREE FOR TALKS WITH YOU, AND BE AVAILABLE IN PEKING MARCH 26 - 28 INCLUSIVE. NGNA DID SUGGEST TO ME THAT IT MIGHT NOW BE POSSIBLE TO VISIT FUZHOU (FOOCHOW) AND AMOY (WHICH WOULD BE FASCINATING FOR ME TO SEE AGAIN). WE SHALL ALSO NEED A FULL DAY IN CANTON AND I MUST BE BACK IN HONG KONG BY THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 4. IN ADDITION WE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT SIAN. IF FUZHOU AND AMOY CANNOT BE FITTED IN WE COULD ASK TO REVISIT LANZHOU INSTEAD. I AM NOT ALL THAT INTERESTED IN VISITING HANKOW, BUT WOULD DO SO IF THE CHINESE SUGGESTED IT AND IT COULD BE FITTED IN. SO THE BASIC PLANS WOULD BE TO GO FROM PEKING TO CANTON, EITHER WESTABOUT OR EASTABOUT. I THINK WE CAN PURSUE ALL THIS THROUGH NCNA HERE.

7. SINCE DICTATING THE ABOVE I HAVE SEEN FCO TELNO 148 AGREEING TO THE SUGGESTED COMPOSITION OF OUR PARTY. SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT I NOW PROPOSE THAT THE POLITICAL ADVISER SHOULD TELL THE NONA THAT I ACCEPT LI QIANG'S INVITATION AND SPEAK ON PERSONALITIES AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 3 AND TIMINGS AND PLACES AS

IN PARA 6. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE DONE TOMORROW IF POSSIBLE.

WE CAN THEN FOLLOW.UP THE OTHER DETAILS LATER.

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