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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 379 OF 12 APRIL

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 713: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: LUNCH FOR SIR P

CRADOCK

1. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, SIR P CRADOCK PROPOSES THAT HE BE

ACCOMPANIED BY WILSON AND GALSWORTHY AT THE WORKING LUNCH WITH

ZHOU NAN AND HOPE THAT THE CHINESE WILL AGREE TO PARTICIPATION

OF THIS SIZE. IF, HOWEVER, THE CHINESE INSIST ON A MAXIMUM

OF TWO PARTICIPANTS ON EACH SIDE, HE THINKS THAT GALSWORTHY SHOULD ATTEND. PRESUMABLY YOU WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE A

MEMBER OF THE EMBASSY THERE.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

COPIES TO

SIR P CRADOCK (2)

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS D

PROTOCOL D

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PS/MR LUCE

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