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27 FEBRUARY 1984

FM HR J V EVERARD FOLLOWING FOR MISS JULIA NOLAN, WED,FCO.

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MRS ME NACGLASHAN, BUCHAREST

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CHANCERIES: BELGRADE, PARIS, TUNIS

VISIT TO EUROPE BY CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER

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1. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MFA AND CHINESE EMBASSY THAT FOREIGN MINISTER WU XUEQIAN PLANS TO VISIT AUSTRIA FROM 2 TO 4 APRIL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HE WILL COME HERE AFTER A VISIT TO ROMANIA AND BEFORE HE GOES TO FRANCE, AND THAT HE WILL ALSO VISIT YUGOSLAVIA AND TUNISIA. WHILST IN PARIS WU INTENDS, WE BELIEVE, TO MEET THE GREEK AND IRISH FOREIGN MINISTERS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING AN EC MEETING THERE.

2. THIS WOULD RECIPROCATE EX-FOREIGN MINISTER PAHR'S TRIP TO CHINA IN MAY 1982 WHEN HE INVITED THE THEN FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG HUA TO AUSTRIA.

3. FOREIGN NINISTER LANC WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO HOST THE VISIT ON THE 2 APRIL. THE NEXT DAY HE FLIES TO LISBON TO JOIN PRESIDENT KIRSHSCHLAGER (MY SEPARATE LETTER - NOT TO ALL). IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED WHO WILL REPRESENT HIM FOR THEREST OF WU'S VISIT. TALKS WITH VICE CHANCELLOR STEGER (WHO VISITED CHINA LAST YEAR) ARE EXPECTED TO FEATURE PROMINENTLY BUT WE HAVE NOT YET SEEN ANY FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME.

SIGNED J V EVERARD..

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