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GRS 510

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING 140700Z FEB 79

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 8 OF 14 FEBRUARY

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YOUR TELNOS.243 AND 253:

VISIT TO PEKING

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1. I HAVENO OBJECTION TO THE INCUSION OF SIR Y K KAN IN

THE PARTY. IT MIGHT HOWEVER GIVE RISE TO PROBLEMS OF CONFID-

ENTIALITY AND THE NEED TO SPLIT FORCES FOR DISCUSSIONS ON SENSITIVE

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ISSUES INCLUDING, I SUPPOSE, KMT AND SOVIET ACTIVITIES,

AS WELL AS THE LEASES. WE SHALL NEED TO KNOW JUST HOW FAR HE

IS IN THE PICTURE.

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IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW TOO IF YOU ARE PROPOSING TO

BRING A PRIVATE SECRETARY/ADC.OR DETECTIVE. A PARTY OF THE SIZE

PROPOSED WILLNOT, I AM AFRAID, FIT IN THE RESIDENCE, AND

IF THE VISIT COINCIDES WITH THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FARM MEMBERS OUT. QAUCH AS 'I WOULD LIKE TO PUT YOU

ALL UP THEREFORE, WE MAY HAVE TO ACCEPT A CHINESE OFFER OF A GUESTHOUSE OR HOTEL, IF, AS LILELY, THEY SUGGEST IT.

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I IMAGINE THAT YOU WILL TO A LARGE EXTENT BE IN THE CHINESE

HANDS OVER A PROGRAMME, BUT I SHOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW IF WE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE IN SETTING IT UP. I SHOULD CERTAINLY WISH TO

OFFER A DINNER ON YOUR BEHALF. PEOPLE YOU SHOULD SEE WILL

OBVIOUSLY INCLCFE LI QIANG AND ZHANG WENJIN, THE RELEVANT.

VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. LIANDRO GOT NOT HIGHER THAN

THIS. BUT WE SHOULD CERTAINLY AIM FOR YOU TO SEE LIAO CHENGZHI

AS HEAD OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL (SEMICOLON) AND SHOULD ALSO THINK IN TERMS OF A CALL ON A VICE-PREMIER (HAVING REGARD OF COURSE TO THE VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO WILL ALSO WISH TO SEE CHINESE LEADERS).

I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER YOU WILL WISH TO GET INTO DETAILED

DISCUSSIONS ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES LISTED IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 5

BUT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE CALLS ON THE RELEVANT MINISTRIES.

I HAVE NO TOPICS TO ADD TO THE LIST, OTHER PERHAPS THAN EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES. APART FROM TRADE/JOINT VENTURES WHICH WILL BE

COVERED BY LI QIANG, THE OBVIOUS POSSIBILITIES FOR CALLS ARE

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