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DESKBY 28070OZ

FM PEKING 28040OZ MAR 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 585 OF 28 MARCH

N-NFO HMMEDIATE HONG KONG

FOR NEWS DEPARTMENT.

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

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1. AT DINNER LAST NIGHT, ZHOU NAN ASKED WHETHER COULD SEE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MFA MAKING A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISHT AT THEIR WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING AT 1530 LOCAL TIME ON 28 MARCH. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAD ACCEPTED WU XUEQIAN'S INVITATION TO VIST CHINA FROM 15 TO 18 APRIL. THERE WOULD

BE NO SUPPLEMENTARIES.

2. SAID THAT, IN WEW OF THE TIMING, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONSULT. BUT # DID NOT SEE SERIOUS OBJECTION.

3. YOU WILL PRESUMABLY BE ASKED QUESTIONS TODAY AND YOU MAY WISH TO CONFIRM THE DATES OF THIS LEG AT THE 12.30 CONFERENCE.

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