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4. SIGNING CEREMONY. WE ARE REPORTING DETAILS

SEPARATELY.

5. WELCOMING BANQUET. THE CHINESE PROPOSE TO INVITE THE WHOLE DELEGATION, ALL MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY,

ALL THE OBSERVERS AND SOME PRESS. TOTAL NUMBER AT THE BANQUET WILL BE SOME 400. AT 7.30 ZHAO ZIYANG WILL GREET THE OPIME MINISTER. (WAN LI AND JI PENGFEI WILL ALSO ATTEND

THE BANQUET). THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PHOTOCALL AND THEY WILL THEN ENTER FOR THE BANQUET. DRINKS WILL BE SERVED FOR

15 MINUTES WITH GUESTS SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS.

(DELEGATION, OBSERVERS AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE PRESS

TO THE EAST OF THE ROOM, EMBASSY AND OTHER PRESS ON THE WEST SIDE). ALL GUESTS WILL THEN TAKE THEIR SEATS.

SPEECHES WILL BE MADE WITHOUT INTERPRETATION BEFORE THE MEAL

BEGINS. THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN INVITED TO

ATTEND THE BANQUET SHOULD LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE

SPEECHES. DURING THE BANQUET A CHINESE MILITARY BAND

AND TRADITIONAL OPCHESTRA WILL PLAY,

5. AFTEP THE BANQUET SENIOR OFFICIALS WILL ACCOMPANY THE

PRIME MINICTER TO A SEPARATE HALL FOR PRESENTATION

OF THE WORD PROCESSOR TO PREMIER 2440 (GRATEFUL TO KNOW

WHICH MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION YOU WISH TO BE PRESENT).

AFTER PRESENTATION OF THE WORD PROCESSOR

THE PRIME MINISTER WILL LEAVE THE GREAT HALL AND

SECRETARY OF STATE AND WH XUEQTAY WILL HOLD THEIR MEETING IN

AN ADJACENT ROOM

EVANS LIMITED HKD FED PROTOCOL· D NEWS.D

MR WILSON

2 CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

SIR P. CRADOCK (2)

PS/NO 10 DOWNING ST

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