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CONFIDENTIAL

CHINA

Objectives

6.

The visit to China will be a major occasion as only the

third visit by a British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary (Sir Alec Douglas Home visited in 1972 and

Mr Anthony Crosland in 1976). The Chinese will also regard it as paving the way for a visit by the Prime

Minister, which we hope will take place next year.

i)

ii)

iii)

to continue the dialogue on international issues

established during Premier Hua Guofeng's visit

last year. This will probably concentrate on East-West relations and the global strategic balance, with particular reference to South-West

Asia and Indochina;

to seek further Chinese understanding and

cooperation over Hong Kong leases and immigration;

to press the Chinese to agree to early initiation

of trunk route services London-Peking, as provided

for under the Air Services Agreement signed during

Premier Hua's visit (if this question has not been

resolved);

iv) toreach formal agreement on an exchange of

Consulates (if Ministers approve my submission of

recommending the establishment of a

Consulate in Shanghai, we should hope to reach an agreement in principle with the Chinese in time for an

announcement, and possibly signature during Lord

Carrington's visit).

Programme

Peking

7.

Lord Carrington will arrive in Peking on the morning

of 2 October, and would probably find it useful to have a private lunch/briefing with Sir Percy Cradock, before moving into his substantive programme in the afternoon, There will be a need for two sessions of talks with Huang

CONFI NTIAL

/Hua

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