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VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER

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1. PEKING TELNO 2996: ARRIVAL ARRANGEMENTS AT PEKING AIRPORT

2. THE PRESS. LEAVE VY10 BY CENTRE DOOR. MOVE TO RESERVED AREA

ESCORTED BY MURRAY.

2. H M AMBASSADOR AND CHIEF OF PROTOCOL (TANG LONGBIN) WILL

ENTER AIRCRAFT BY FRONT DOOR.

4. THE PRIME MINISTER, SECRETARY OF STATE, LADY HOWE, SENIOR

OFFICIALS LEAVE BY FRONT DOOR.

5. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARTY LEAVE BY CENTRE DOOR.

6. THE CASUAL COURIERS AND S/SERGEANT SALVIDGE SHOULD REMAIN ON

BOARD WITH BOXES ETC UNTIL ARRIVAL OF EMBASSY MINIBUS 2007 AT

STEPS.

7. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE GGEETED BY WU XUEQIAN, ZHOU NAN,

GUO FENGMIN, KE ZAISHUO AND LUO JIAHUAN (DESIGNATIONS ALREADY

GIVEN). HMA WILL THEN INTRODUCE LADE EVANS, THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, POLITICAL ADVISER (MCLAREN), AND MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY.

PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS BY CHINESE CHILDREN.

8. ORDER OF CARS TO DIAOYUTAI NOW AS FOLLOWS:

(CARS DRAWN UP ON TARMAC)

CHINESE CAR NO 0:

LEAD CAR

CHINESE CAR NO 1:

PRIME MINISTER

(PLUS LUGGAGE}

WU XUEQIAN

HMA

CHINESE INTERPRETER

CHINESE SECURITY OFFICER

CHINESE CAR NO 01:

CHINESE SECURITY

CHINESE CAR 02:

PARKER

SUTHERLAND

CONFIDENTIAL

[CHINÈSE CAR2