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TO PRIORITY CERTAIN MISSIONS AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
GUIDANCE TELEGRAM NUMBER 123 OF 16 OCTOBER 1979
PREMIER HUA'S VISIT TO BRITAIN
1. CHINESE PREMIER HUA GUOFENG WILL PAY AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO
BRITAIN FROM 28 OCTOBER 3 NOVEMBER, AT THE INVITATION OF THE
PRIME MINISTER, AFTER VISITS TO FRANCE AND WEST GERMANY AND
BEFORE VISITING ITALY.
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2. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER VISIT TO BRITAIN BY A PREMIER OF
THE PRC. IT REPRESENTS THE CLIMAX OF A WIDERANGING SERIES OF
EXCHANGES THE UK HAS DEVELOPED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
ADDITIONAL POINTS (FOR UNATTRIBUTABLE USE)
3. WE WELCOME AND WISH TO ENCOURAGE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S
INTEREST IN DEVELOPING THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE WEST, AND PLAYING
A FULLER AND MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS CHINA HAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE
TO INTERNATIONAL STABILITY. THE UK IS PARTICULARLY WELL-PLACED
TO ESTABLISH A CLOSE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE OF OUR SHARED
INTEREST IN THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, AND THE
FACT THAT ENGLISH IS CHINA'S SECOND LANGUAGE.
4.
PREMIER HUA'S VISIT WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPRESS HMG'S - AND MORE BROADLY WESTERN POLICIES ON INTER-
NATIONAL ISSUES ON THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,
AND TO LISTEN TO CHINESE VIEWS. THE TALKS WILL DOUBTLESS COVER
EAST/WEST AND SINO/SOVIET RELATIONS, SOUTH EAST ASIA, AND SOUTH-
ERN AFRICA AS WELL AS OTHER INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL, ISSUES.
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