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4. SEE NO REASON WHY CALLS ON JI PENGFEN

ZHAO ZIYANG AND

DENG XIAOPING SHOULD NOT ALL BE FITTED INTO 17 APRIL.

BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CHINESE WILL WANT TIME TO

REFECT BETWEEN YOUR CALLS ON OTHER LEADERS AND ANY CALL ON DENG

AND MIGHT THEREFORE PREFER TO FIX A MEETING WITH THE LATTER

ON THE MORNING OF 18 APRIL. HAM THEREFORE GRATEFUL

FOR YOUR AUTHORITY TO SAY THAT YOU COULD IF NECESSARY DELAY

YOUR DEPARTURE UNTIL MIDDAY ON 18 APRIL.

5. IT COULD WELL TURN OUT TO BE USEFUL FOR SIR PERCY CRADOCK

TO HAVE SEPARATE DISCUSSION WITH ZHOU NAN. HOWEVER, I THINK

IT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO MAKE ANY FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR

THESE IN ADVANCE, BUT INSTEAD TO FIX THEM AD HOC AS SEEMED MOST

USEFUL AT THE TIME. COULD SAY TO ZHOU THAT WE ENVISAGED THAT SEPARATE WORKING MEETINGS OF THIS SORT MIGHT BE

NECESSARY AT INTERVALS DURING THE VISIT.

6. IF YOU CONFIRM THAT THE ABOVE LANE HIS ACCEPTABLE, I WILL

SPEAK ACCORDINGLY TO ZHOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

7. WILL BRIEF THE EC AMBASSADORS (YOUR TEL NO 290).

AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU AND LADY HOWE

SHOULD MEET MY STAFF OVER A DRINK AND FOR LADY HOWE'S AGREEMENT

TO MEET THE EMBASSY WIVES.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

FUN-UMLEND

PLANNING STAFF

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LEGAL ADVISER (SIR TAN SINCLAIR

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COUNCEL

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