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FROM PEKING 210810 Z NOV 34
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2799 OF 21/11/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FROM THOMSON
101
HKK 040/57
AMENDED DISTR REGENVED IN REGISTRY
22/11/84
YOUR TELNO 1430: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
23 NOV 1984
DESK OFFICER
REZ
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1. I CALLED TODAY ON ZHOU HAN AND EXPLAINED THE PRIME MINISTER'S WISH TO BRING HER PROGRAMME FORWARD BY ONE DAY. I SPOKE IN THE TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF TUR. I SAID THAT I DID NOT YET HAVE ANYTHING TO PROPOSE ON AN ANNOUNCEMENT, OR SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED IN THE TALKS, OR THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROGRAMME OR ON SPEECHES, BUT I HOPED THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO ZHOU
SOON ON THESE MATTERS.
2. ZHOU THANKED ME FOR LETTING HIM KNOW OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE. HE WOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND TO PREMIER ZHAO. PERSONALLY HE THOUGHT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD UNDERSTAND THE REASONS OF THE CHANGE. AS PREMIER ZHAO HAD PREVIOUSLY INTIMATED, A VISIT IN THE PERIOD 15-25 DECEMBER WOULD NOT CAUSE DIFFICULTIES TO THE CHINESE SIDE. ZHOU UNDERTOOK TO GIVE ME A FORMAL RESPONSE AFTER HE HAD CONSULTED ZHAO.
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3. I THANKED ZHOU FOR HIS UNDERSTANDING AND REPEATED THAT WE REGRETTED ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THE CHANGE. IN RESPONSE TO ZHOU'S QUESTION, I CONFIRMED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD STILL ARRIVE AND LEAVE AT TIMES CORRESPONDING TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED (IE. 8.30 PM ON 18 DECEMBER AND 9.00 AM ON 20 DECEMBER.) ZHOU SAID THAT HE HOPED I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO HIM ON THE PENDING QUESTIONS OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT, SUBJECTS FOR THE TALKS, THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROGRAMME AND SPEECHES AS SOON AS I HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS, EVEN IF THIS WERE DEFORE HE HAD GIVEN ME A FORMAL RESPONSE ON THE NEW DATES.
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