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DESKBY PEKING 1703OOZ

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1434 OF 17 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE F C

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FCO TELNO 1548 TO YOU AND TELECON THOMSON/MCLAREN:

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING

SPEECHES.

1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHINESE HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROVERB QUOTED AT THE END OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BANQUET SPEECH (''WITH STEADY STEPS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REACH THE SKY'') CARRIES CONNOTATIONS OF HELICOPTER PROMOTION AND HAVE SUGGESTED THAT

WE FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.

2. WE PROPOSE: ''BAI CHI GAN TOU GENG JIN YI BU (CCC NOS: 4102 1439 4557 7333, 2577 6651 0001 2975) HAVING GOT

THUS FAR, LET US STRIVE TO MOVE FURTHER STILL''.

AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THIS HAS NO UNDESIRABLE ASSOCIATIONS.

3. YOUR OWN SUGGESTION 'WEN ZHA WEN DA'' DID NOT FIND MUCH FAVOUR HERE.

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NEWS D MR WILSON

COPIES TO:- SIR P CRADOCK

PS/NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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