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3. I SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION

ON HONG KONG THE FOCUS OF YOUR VISIT. ZHOU ACKED ME TO FIND OUT

WHAT OTHER SUBJECTS YOU WOULD WISH TO DISCUSS. I UNDERTOOK TO DO

THIS. ZHOU ALSO ASKED IF YOU WOULD WISH TO VISIT OTHER PARTS

OF CHINA. I SAID I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD NOT WISH TO VISIT

ANY CITY OTHER THAN PEKING

4. I TOLD ZHOU THAT YOU WOULD BE NEWTIONING YOUR VISIT TO CHINA

DURING YOUR SPEECH IN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE LATER TODAY.

HE TOOK NOTE.

3. SEE MIFT FOR THE DISCUSSION OF OTHER SUBJECTO.

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FUNIRE OF HONG KONG

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