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TELEGRAM NUMBER 31 OF 5 JANUARY 1984

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

DINNER WITH NCNA

17.1.34

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1. THE DIRECTOR OF THE NONA HERE, XU JIATUN, HAS INVITED ME TO DINNER BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF THE TALKS IN PEKING. I HAVE ACCEPTED FOR 20 JANUARY. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE POLITICAL ADVISER AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ARE ALSO INCLUDED. XU IS LIKELY TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF, INCLUDING THE SECOND DIRECTOR, LI JUSHENG.

2. IN CONVEYING THE INVITATION NCNA INDICATED THAT THE DINNER SHORTLY WAS A RETURN FOR ONE WHICH I GAVE FOR XU LAST AUGUST, AFTER HIS ARRIVAL HERE. IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN OCCASION FOR SUBSTANTIVE BUSINESS AND I WOULD NOT IN ANY CASE WISH TO DISCUSS MATTERS BEING DEALT WITH IN THE TALKS IN PEKING WITH XU (MY TELNO 1994). THERE MAY HOWEVER BE GENERAL POINTS WHICH IT WOULD BE WORTH GETTING ACROSS. IF YOU OR PEKING HAVE ANY THOUGHTS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW BY 18 JANUARY.

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