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THE MINISTRIES OF RAILWAYS, WATER CONSERVANCY AND POWER,
AND EDUCATION. NO DOUBT YOU WILL ARRANGE FHS US TO SEE COPIES
OF THE BRIEFS.
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5. ON THE LEASES ISSUE I WOULD NOT FAVOUR TOO OBLIQUE AN APPROACH. I WOULD SEE NO REASON FOR NOT PROCEEDING QUICKLY TO POINTS (C) AND (D) IF THERE IS ANYTHING LIKE A POSITIVE RECEPTION FOR (A) AND (B). ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT MENTION FIRST THE MATTER INFORMALLY, SAY AT THE OPENING BANQUET, I THINK YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT UP FORMALLY AT A SESSION WITH THE FOREIGN
MINISTRY OR WITH LIAO CHENGZHI. ANY OTHER APPROACH LEAVES US
OPEN TO COUNTER-SUGGESTIONS FROM THE CHINESE EVEN BEFORE WE HAVE GOT OUR IDEAS ON THE TABLE. I AGREE HOWEVER THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
MENTION THIS ISSUE IN ADVANCE TO NCH.
5. I THINK THE ABOVE PROGRAMME COULD BE FITTED IN TO THREE
DAYS IN PEKING OR FOUR IF YOU NEED DETAILED TALKS, AND STILL
LEAVE FREE A LITTLE TIME FOR TOURISM. WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS FOR
TRAVEL OUTSIDE PEKING ? APART FORM GUANGZHOU, HAD YOU THOUGHT OF REVISITNG HANKOU (ALTHOUGH LUHAN IS TODAY A FAIRLY DREARY CITY)? - THE OBVIOUS ALTERNATIVES ARE SHANGHAI/SUZHOU/HANGZHOU,
CRADOCK
FILES
HKGD
FED
NEWS D
OID
PUSD
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/PUS
SIR A.LUFF
SIR A.PARSONS
MR.CORTAZZI
MR.MURRAY
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